i2Coalition articles and news updates regarding changes to United States Internet or technology polices.
Legislative Update, Open Internet, Premium Content, US Policy
House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee, as well as the House Judiciary Committee discuss data protection issues.
Announcements, Congressional Fly-In, Open Internet, US Policy
California, China, Communications Decency Act, Congressional Review Act, CRA, ECPA, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, ENCRYPT Act, Facebook, FBI, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Florida, Google, House Judiciary Committee, Huawei, Kansas, KS, Massie, Minnesota, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, Nelson, NTIA, Ohio, Oregon, SD, Section 230, Secure Data Act, Senate, Senate Commerce Committee, Senate Intelligence Committee, South Dakota, Thune, TwinLogic Strategies, Twitter, WA, Warner, Washington, West Virginia, White House, Xiaomi
This year 30 members of the Coalition joined with our staff and TwinLogic Strategies staff members to cover meetings with the White House, FBI, NTIA and 28 Congressional offices.
Open Internet, Press Releases, US Policy
Congressional Review Act, CRA
The i2Coalition has issued a statement of support for the House efforts to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to revise the December 2017 FCC Restoring Internet Freedom Order.
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
California, Cambridge Analytica, Congressional Review Act, Connecticut, Consent Act, CRA, Cybersecurity Caucus, DC Circuit Court of Appeals, FCC, Florida, Huawei, Kennedy, My DATA Act, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, New York, Open Internet Order, Save Net Neutrality Act, SC, Secure Data Act, Senate Judiciary Committee, South Carolina, Texas, Whitehouse, ZTE
Privacy/Data Breach/Encryption bills are proposed, net neutrality fights continue, and intermediary liability still in question.
Intermediary Liability, Press Releases, US Policy
Canada, Canadian Tech Law Blog, CCIA, CDT, Center for Democracy and Technology, Computers and Communications Industry Association, Dr. Elizabeth Townsend Gard, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Engine, FreedomWorks, George Washington University Law School, Harvard Law School, Internet Association, Lewis & Clark School of Law, Mexico, NAFTA, New UK Web Defamation Rules For User Content What Canadian Website Operators Need to Know, North American Free Trade Agreement, OECD, R Street Institute, Section 230, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Summary of Objectives for NAFTA Renegotiation, TechFreedom, The Committee for Justice, The Economic and Social Role of Internet Intermediaries, Tulane Law School, United States Trade Representative, USTR
Alongside a coalition of academics, organizations from civil society, and the Internet industry, we have sent a letter calling for the inclusion of intermediary liability protections, like Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, in NAFTA.
Announcements, Internet Safety, Patent Reform, Privacy, US Policy
Monica Sanders, Senate, University of London
Monica will coordinate i2Coalition work on the policy initiatives chosen for focus by the member-led i2Coalition Working Groups.
Digital Trade, Encryption, Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
California, CDA, China, Communications Decency Act, Congressional Review Act, Connecticut, Consent Act, CRA, Facebook, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Florida, Honesty in Ads Act, Kennedy, Lancu, Louisiana, MA, Massachusetts, Montana, MT, My DATA Act, NAFTA, Nelson, New Jersey, New York, Open Internet Order, Open Internet Preservation Act, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Save Net Neutrality Act, Section 230, Senate, SESTA, Tennessee, TN, United States Patent Trademark Office, US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, US Senate, Vermont, VT
Zuckerberg’s visit, a plethora of potential Net Neutrality legislation, trade policy fears, erosion of Section 230, and the possible return of encryption banning dominate Congress in April.
Announcements, Intermediary Liability, US Policy
Communications Decency Act, FOSTA, Intermediary Liability, Section 230, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Senate, SESTA
We are forming a new committee to handle policy issues arising in regards to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and other related intermediary liability concerns.
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
California, California’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, CDA, CLOUD Act, Communications Decency Act, Congressional Review Act, CRA, DC, Dodd-Frank, Dodd-Frank banking law, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Florida, FOSTA, H.R. 1865 (115), H.R. 4682, H.R. 4943, H.R.4585, House Judiciary Committee, MA, MT, NAFTA, Nelson, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Omnibus appropriations bill, Open Internet Order, S.2383, Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017, Section 230, SESTA, Tennessee, The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data, TN, US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, VT, Washington
Congress rushed to pass an Omnibus Appropriations Bill, while SESTA-FOSTA passed eroding CDA Section 230, and competing Net Neutrality legislation was discussed.
Cybersecurity, Press Releases, US Policy
Federal Trade Commission, FTC
In the letter, M3AAWG and the i2Coalition applaud the FTC’s recommendations and ask them to build on them further.
