Friday news dump: Sen. Blackburn has released a section-by-section for an upcoming AI framework bill that is apparently designed to break the logjam on AI legislation and preemption. www.blackburn.senate.gov/services/fil...

I am once again imploring Congress to stop messing with #Section230, which will mess w/the internet and cement Big Tech's power (1A still exists!), and to pass meaningful #privacy legislation that'll actually protect people.

I am once again imploring Congress to stop messing with #Section230, which will mess w/the internet and cement Big Tech's power (1A still exists!), and to pass meaningful #privacy legislation that'll actually protect people. abcnews4.com/news/local/b...

Trump's #ArtificialIntelligence executive order is severely flawed, more on that below

Good "meta"-coverage of media on the #ArtificialIntelligence executive order, by @mmasnick.bsky.social www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/t...

Great to see #Texas taking action against the data-hungry "smart TV" industry www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release... #privacy #data #DataProtection #SmartTV

the timeline just got way worse -- La Tejana ending nighttime service. If you haven't gone, go this week. Get the churros. Thank me later. www.popville.com/2025/12/la-t...

well, this could explain why that particular CVS on GA Ave has fallen into disrepair (the automatic doors keep breaking) and has never been updated w/self check-out. www.popville.com/2025/12/cvs-...

sad way to view education, "the only thing of value is the stuff directly relevant to your future job" 16-20 years olds can't predict their futures you can learn to be a poet w/o a poetry class, you can end up not-a-poet and still benefit from learning poetry just don't take that class

Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory) Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)

The FTC has announced an all-day workshop on age verification tech. Unfortunately, they're not exactly asking the questions they should be. Two of the issues they'll cover: "why age verification matters" and "how to deploy age verification more widely" www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

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Court: Congress won't give up its power over independent agencies, so "just go to Congress" doesn't work. Thoughts? (Recent history shows that Congress is actually perfectly willing to give up their power)

I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS

Sauer saying something is unconstitutional because it "would be unconstitutional under Justice Scalia's dissent" is a remarkably cogent statement of the Roberts Court's approach to precedent.

Kagan: the consequence of Trump getting to use his exec power to control how these agencies exercise these other powers is he's now going to have massively unchecked legislative and adjudicative powers Congress delegated to the agencies and now can't take back. "It will be a power over everything."

This morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Slaughter v. Trump, the case that might (will?) decide whether federal independent agencies can exist. I will try to liveskeet some of the more interesting parts of the oral argument this morning.

Two amazing First Amendment litigation spots are open at Protect Democracy. Deadline is December 7th. This is someone's dream job and they may not know about it, so please send to good lawyers you know! protectdemocracy.recruitee.com/o/counsel-fi...

and we only follow the narrowest interpretations of privacy laws and advocate for weak state laws that don't affect us

Too long for the character limit but

I quit Spotify long ago, happy to see this campaign from @fightforthefuture.org www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spot...

So far, #AI moratorium lost 99-1 (really 100-0) in the Senate earlier this year, and now House R leadership has lost its gambit to force preemption into the NDAA. Gee, I wonder what lesson they'll learn. #ArtificialIntelligence

Do you like _any_ band as much as I like Against the Current? (caveat this is TIDAL so not Spotify numbers, but still!)

Congrats to several friends of CDT (and me) for being on the top-cited academic authors list from Heinonline! heinonline.org/HOL/scholarl... including @daniellecitron.bsky.social @daniel-solove.bsky.social @hartzog.bsky.social

This morning, my colleague @kateruane.bsky.social will be testifying in front of House E&C on #KidsSafety bills, including on #privacy. Testimony: d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Testimony_Ru... Looking forward to it!

In Meta's new Ray-Bans ad, a glasses-wearer asks "where is the C train?" on behalf of another person, and the glasses respond "200 feet to the left" and I can't imagine a more useless response in a city.

Instead of working _with_ states to solve real AI-related problems, some Republicans in Congress would rather pick fights with them by passing an incredibly unpopular and harmful #preemption of state #ArtificialIntelligence laws, a plan that failed 99-1 last time. punchbowl.news/archive/1121...

CDT joined 40 civil society groups supporting FTC Commissioner Slaughter, urging the Supreme Court to retain independent agency "for-cause" removal protections and allow bipartisan, multimember commissions to continue their work of protecting American consumers. cdt.org/insights/sup... #Privacy

I spoke at a @publicknowledge.bsky.social event last week called the People's Oversight Hearing, to call attention to the lack of oversight hearings in Congress on various "independent" agencies, I focused on the FTC. Thanks for the opportunity! Fun to be in the questioner role.

The CFPB proposed a new rule where it would no longer recognize disparate impact liability when enforcing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. This would eliminate a key protection against discrimination in access to credit, including when AI is involved. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

I'll be there asking questions about the #FTC! #Privacy #AI

Interested in #TechPolicy #internships? Join us at @cdt.org next summer! Several options: Legal, research, comms, etc. cdt.org/careers/

I'll be a questioner, alongside many distinguished tech professionals, at next week's People's Oversight Hearing, hosted by @publicknowledge.bsky.social publicknowledge.org/the-peoples-... #Privacy #FTC #Competition #AI

If I could give one piece of practical purchasing advice from a 40something to a 20something it would be this: mattresses and shoes are worth spending a lot of money on way more important than having the latest phone or designer jeans. take care of your feet and back. oh also sunscreen

Airline #Privacy is a serious problem, as airlines essentially have no privacy requirements (Dept of Transportation started investigating airline privacy practices last year but the agency has since dropped it). You should opt out of this practice ASAP.

Apple gives users a "yes/no" option for personalized ads. 78% say no. Further, conversion rates for personalized and nonpersonalized ads are almost identical (on first-party ads anyway). 9to5mac.com/2022/05/11/i... #advertising #privacy

Then-commissioner Pai went on a press junket when the FCC was simply asking QUESTIONS of newsrooms about how they chose their stories, to better understand how they operate. Now the FCC IS the newsroom.

In the history of movie jokes, I don’t think any one line has gotten a bark of laughter like this one got out of me

Very honored to be receiving @publicknowledge.bsky.social's Internet Protocol IP3 Award this year. Alli can think about are all the shoulders I've stood on to make change and rested my head on when I needed help.

These are incredible. I forgot how good this show was.

DOGS DO NOT BELONG IN RESTAURANTS

Not a bad thing to wake up to #AIMoratorium: so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye!

HERE’S WHERE WE ARE WITH THE AI MORATORIUM: They put the amendment in. They took the amendment out. They put the amendment in and they shook it all about. They did the Hokey Pokey and they turned themselves around. That’s what the Senate’s all about.

ok so apparently after all that, there is actually no #AIMoratorium deal w/ Blackburn/Cruz? x.com/americans4ri... #ArtificialIntelligence

It's time for Congress to give up on the #AIMoratorium, the Senate has had enough tries. And their latest version is worse than their prior versions. CDT statement: cdt.org/press/cdt-op...

I can tell you from experience, if an elected official is telling you legislation they have a strong interest in passing is "very simple," they're taking you for a ride.

Perhaps the most disingenuous #AIMoratorium take I've read. I guess by "creating a single national standard" he means creating *no* standard whatsoever? The standard is lawlessness.

let's bring back zomg

amtrak’s marketing team gets it