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.
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.
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.
