Intermediary Liability, Press Releases, US Policy
CDA, Communications Decency Act, FOSTA, Good Samaritan Provisions, NCMEC, Polaris, Section 230, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, SESTA, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, Thorn
Today, the U.S. Senate formally passed the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017.”
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
Capitol Hill, CDA, Children’s Health Insurance Program, CHIP, Communications Decency Act, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, fisa, FISA Authorization Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FOSTA, NAFTA, NAFTA 2.0, Open Internet Order, Section 230, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Section 702, SESTA, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, The New York Times
Issues related to the Federal government’s budget continue to dominate discussions in Washington after a three-day government shutdown. Fights over intermediary liability, surveillance reform, and trade continue.
Announcements, Open Internet, The Internet Infrastructure Industry
CCWG Accountability Workstream II, CDA, CES 2018, Communications Decency Act, Consumer Electronics Show, Content Advisory Board, FAA, FAA Section 702, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, fisa, FISA Section 702 renewal, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act, GTLD, i2Coalition Member Network, ICANN, ICANN GNSO Council, NAFTA, Neustar, Open Internet Order, Section 230, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Section 702, usTLD Stakeholder Council, Washington D.C., WHD, WorldHostingDays
Near the end of 2017 we were faced with major fights for the heart and soul of the Internet. 2018 Will be another unprecedented year of challenges to the open and innovative Internet.
Access To Data, Cross Border Data Flows, Cybersecurity, Digital Trade, EU Policy, Gender and Diversity, Internet Governance, Open Internet, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
CCWG Accountability, CCWG Accountability Workstream II, CDA, Communications Decency Act, Community Leadership Award, FAA, FAA Section 702, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, fisa, FISA Section 702 renewal, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act, FOSTA, GoDaddy, Hacking Back Bill, HostingCon, House Judiciary, House Judiciary Chairman, House Judiciary Committee, IANA Transition, ICANN, NAFTA, Notice of Public Rulemaking, NPRM, NTIA, Open Internet, Open Internet Order, Section 230, Section 702, SESTA, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, Tucows, UASG, United States Trade Representative, Universal Acceptance Steering Group, USTR, WHD.global
2017 has been one of the most challenging years on record for the Internet infrastructure industry, despite its continued importance and growth.
Access To Data, Cross Border Data Flows, Cybersecurity, EU Policy, Intermediary Liability, Open Internet, Privacy, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
CDA, FCC, fisa, FISA Section 702 renewal, GDPR, Section 230, SESTA, The Save Hosting Coalition
We exist today because we need to. We exist because the fights that brought us together in the first place have not gone away.
Intermediary Liability, The Internet Infrastructure Industry, US Policy
AZ, CDA230, Communications Decency Act, CompTIA, Computer and Communications Industry Association, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Internet Association, Internet Commerce Coalition, NetChoice, Section 230, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, Tech:NYC, The Internet Society
Bills such as this create undue burdens for an industry that drives online commerce and a significant portion of our economy, while simultaneously not solving the issues they are created to fix.
