i2Coalition articles and news updates regarding changes to United States Internet or technology polices.
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
California, Canada, Eshoo, Facebook, Hurricane Michael, NAFTA 2.0, New Jersey, Section 230, Thanksgiving, USMCA, Virginia, Warner
After midterms, Congress is headed into an abbreviated lame-duck session and a season of more potential reshuffling in the Executive Branch.
Legislative Update, US Policy
California, California Attorney General, Canada, CDA, China, Commerce Department, Communications Decency Act, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Foreign Intelligence Operations, FTC, GDPR, Google, House Ways & Means Committee, Mexico, NAFTA, Oregon, Russia, Section 230, Section 301, Senate Intelligence Committee, Silicon Valley, Twitter, U.S., U.S. Trade Representative, United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement, USTR, Virginia, Warner, West Virginia, White House, White Paper and Policy Options for Online Platforms
With only 11 working days in September, the House will mostly be in and out of session working on a number of bills and issues such as privacy, social media platforms, and trade agreements.
Cybersecurity, Press Releases, Privacy, US Policy
Federal Trade Commission, FTC
The i2Coalition has submitted comments to the FTC, on Docket ID: FTC-2018-0052 or “The Commission’s remedial authority to deter unfair and deceptive conduct in privacy and data security matters”.
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
California, CDA, Chamber of Commerce, China, Communications Decency Act, Droegemeier, Facebook, Foreign Intelligence Operations, Google, House Judiciary, House Judiciary Committee, Kelvin K. Droegemeier, National Science Board, NDAA, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Oklahoma, OSTP, Russia, Section 230, Senate, Senate Intelligence Committee, Senate Intelligence Hearing, Silicon Valley, Twitter, U.S., University of Oklahoma, US, White House
New privacy legislation and cereal rules in development, tariffs, hearsing on social media responsibility, and more.
Access To Data, Cross Border Data Flows, Internet Governance, Open Internet, Privacy, US Policy
Department of Commerce, ICANN, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, NTIA
The i2Coalition responded to a request for comments on International Internet policy.
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.
