Podcasts about choice online act

It's a quick episode of the show covering two topics! First off, I look at the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, a bill that prohibits certain large online platforms from giving preference to their own products on the platform. I look at how this bill could benefit companies damaged by big tech's ongoing anti-competitive practices and, to be fair, also look at Amazon's literature on the subject. Next, I detail continued investments from Manufacturers into tech startups. I analyze some recent deals and question whether or not manufacturers may just be teeing up the B2B industry for a big tech takeover. #BigTech #Podcast #Anticompetitive

Have you heard of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act? I hadn't until I saw David B. McGarry's article in National Review. While intended to curb the power of big tech, the outcomes will be a privacy nightmare for consumers.  David B. McGarry is a Consumer Choice Fellow with Young Voices. He's a staunch defender of liberty and American institutions and writes extensively on privacy and tech policy. Consumer Choice Fellow Follow him on Twitter: @DAVIDBMCGARRY. The Bipartisan Antitrust Bill Is a Dangerous Mistake -  https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/07/the-bipartisan-antitrust-bill-is-a-dangerous-mistake/ https://youtu.be/W36dhAteC0s Join WAL Plus now for commercial-free shows and our complete archives - JoinWALPlus.com ---- This episode is brought to you by Iconic Insurance. Fifteen percent of Americans are left to find health insurance on their own. You might feel overwhelmed, lost, or frustrated, and if that's you, feel in control of your health with Matt Allen's help. Visit www.iconic-insurance.com/libertarians to get started. --- Chris Spangle and Leaders and Legends, LLC edited and produced this podcast. If you're interested in starting a podcast or taking yours to the next level, please contact us at LeadersAndLegends.net. ---- Looking to start a podcast? Download my podcast Podcasting and Platforms now, and check out my recommendations for buying the right equipment. ---- Q Sleep Spray assists in achieving a more restful sleep so you can wake up refreshed. Q SLEEP contains incredible ingredients, including melatonin, 5-HTP, and L-theanine, as well as a proprietary herbal extract, which synergistically promotes restful sleep and helps your mind and body rejuvenate. Buy Now - https://wearelibertarians.com/sleepspray/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube has "removed my content" for violating their misinformation policy. Content that advances claims that widespread fraud, errors, or glitches changed the outcome of the U.S. 2020 presidential election is not allowed on YouTube. Marsha Blackburn responded to my e-mail concerning the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. A Portland-based summer camp for kids in grades four through eight is attracting attention for aiming to create young anarchists bent on overthrowing society. The Democrat congressman running against Republican Mayra Flores for a Texas House seat paid a blogger who refers to the Hispanic candidate as “Miss Frijoles,” “cotton-pickin' liar,” and even more vile insults. Built Puffs Mixed Box:   https://shrsl.com/3l84iBlue Coolers:  https://shrsl.com/3ly0lTapp into the Truth at Locals.com:  https://tappintothetruth.locals.com/

YouTube has "removed my content" for violating their misinformation policy. Content that advances claims that widespread fraud, errors, or glitches changed the outcome of the U.S. 2020 presidential election is not allowed on YouTube. Marsha Blackburn responded to my e-mail concerning the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. A Portland-based summer camp for kids in grades four through eight is attracting attention for aiming to create young anarchists bent on overthrowing society. The Democrat congressman running against Republican Mayra Flores for a Texas House seat paid a blogger who refers to the Hispanic candidate as “Miss Frijoles,” “cotton-pickin' liar,” and even more vile insults.  Built Puffs Mixed Box:   https://shrsl.com/3l84i Blue Coolers:  https://shrsl.com/3ly0l Tapp into the Truth at Locals.com:  https://tappintothetruth.locals.com/

If this bill becomes law, it would have a major impact on digital marketing as we know it. Apple wouldn't be able to pre-load applications on its devices. Amazon could not preference its in-house label products over third-party sellers'. Google could not surface its reviews over others in search results. Recurring guests and SEO experts Kurt Lambert and Geoff Kerbis join the show to discuss how digital marketing could change as a result. Summary of the bill and its potential impact How it would impact your search visibility on Google How Amazon and Google may pivot to maintain their ecommerce margins The impact on applications that on Apple's App Marketplace How companies can evolve digital marketing alongside regulatory changes Here is a link to the bill's language: link to bill here Here is the referenced article by Rand Fishkin: https://sparktoro.com/blog/google-apple-and-amazon-stifle-innovation-when-they-favor-their-own-products/

HOUR 1U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/20/us/roe-wade-abortion-supreme-court/roe-wade-overturned-supreme-court?smid=url-shareTwo major changes in gun rights from a U.S. Supreme Court decision and soon-to-be Senate/House bill / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/us/politics/senate-supreme-court-guns.html?Charles Steigleman (whose show airs at 5 PM tonight)Hannah Cox on the American Innovation and Choice Online Act / https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/s2992/Gregory Conley with the American Vaping Association / https://vaping.org/author/gregoryconley/HOUR 2Juul ban will hurt big tobacco / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/FDA-juul-ban-in-US?Mars reveals $45 Billion / (FT) https://www.ft.com/content/302b67a6-5979-49f6-aa55-f288d5baee60John Hinkley (who tried to assassinate President Reagan) is attempting to perform music at venues in U.S. / (Twitter) https://twitter.com/JohnHinckley20/status/1539640610264535041?s=20&t=2f7oeYqAEe2ADDC2V29pngAdam Holz from Plugged In reviews the movie "Elvis" / https://www.pluggedin.com/Dave Stieren from Governor Mike Dunleavy's officeCharles and Tom talk about the new U.S. Supreme Court decision on guns and abortion (ending Roe v Wade)

A lot of people really don't like Big Tech, but an antitrust bill in Congress could make costs go up for American consumers during a time of record high inflation. James Czerniawski with Americans for Prosperity took a deep dive on the American Innovation and Choice Online Act and how exactly it raises the prices in everyone's online shopping carts. Guest Hosts: Maura Carabello and Taylor Morgan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Biden calls for better kids privacy laws in State of the Union During his state of the Union address Tuesday, President Joe Biden called for better regulation of social media companies. First Lady Jill Biden invited Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to the State of the Union – Haugen was the first to shed light on Facebook's (now, Meta's) internal efforts to target children as young as 6 on Instagram, and the fact that the company ignored its own research showing Instagram damaged teenage girls' self-esteem. Facebook is getting sensitive medical information The Markup reported yesterday that Facebook may have been receiving your medical information from a tracking tool – Pixel. Many hospitals use Pixel on their websites to track site visits. So let's say hypothetically that you search for a health condition on the hospital's website – well, for about a third of those sites, the tracking tool sends the information to Facebook. Johns Hopkins, UCLA ReaMgan, New York Presbyterian, Northwestern Memorial, and Duke University Hospital are among the hospitals that track site visitors with Pixel. Democrats led by Sen. Warren introduce bill that bans sale of location data In the wake of the leaked Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which paves the way for red states to criminalize abortion procedures, Sen. Elizabeth Warren led a group of Democratic lawmakers to introduce a new bill – The Health and Location Data Protection Act – that would completely ban the sale of your location data. The bill also envisions empowering the Federal Trade Commission to intervene when necessary.   Advocates warn of hate speech problems in Klobuchar's antitrust bill Advocates including Free Press are pushing back against Amy Klobuchar's antitrust bill – the American Innovation and Choice Online Act – because they're concerned the bill would let companies that may have profited from hate speech and disinformation – like Infowars – to sue platforms like Google from banning them in search rankings. Advocates worry a provision that prohibits Google from favoring their own search results over smaller competitors  – could pave the way for disinformation profiteers to make anticompetitive accusations when platforms ban their sites. Elon Musk suggests  harmful content on Twitter should stay up if it's just entertainment Elon Musk announced to Twitter employees in a livestream that free speech issues should outweigh content moderation. Last month, said that he'd reinstate Donald Trump's account, although he said that prior to the commencement of the January 6th committee proceedings. Twitter's stock has steadily dropped from $54.20 per share, which was the price when Elon Musk made his $44 billion bid to purchase the company. At the closing bell today, Twitter was trading at $37.78. That's it for this week. You can find links to all of these stories in the show notes. Stay safe, stay informed, have a great weekend. See you Monday.

Glenn Hubbard is Professor and Dean Emeritus at Columbia Business School, and also served as Chair of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers, among others. In his new book, "The Wall and the Bridge: Fear and Opportunity in Disruption's Wake", he addresses the underlying forces behind the global populist anxiety by reimagining the process of "building bridges, not walls". He talks with Bethany and Luigi about trade, reforming social insurance, preparing the labor force for technological change, and the role of state, markets, and community in the economy. For our Is/Isn't segment (43:44), Bethany and Luigi discuss the latest antitrust effort in the U.S. Congress to regulate Big Tech – the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which could be up for a vote this summer.

As rising price levels continue to pressure American families, many are dipping into their savings to cover costs which will likely deepen the damage to our economy and slow any future recovery. I was joined by Jeff Crouere - host of Ringside Politics and author of America's Last Chance -and Hannah Cox - libertarian-conservative writer and activist, the Content Manager and Brand Ambassador for the Foundation for Economic Education, and the host of the podcast Based - to discuss the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992). Identity politics bites the Biden White House as a large number of black White House staffers have reportedly departed or plan to depart from Biden's administration since late last year, describing a White House that does not support them or offer them good promotion opportunities. Texas gubernatorial hopeful Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke has flipped again, saying that he does not believe Americans who already owned AR-15s and AK-47s should “be able to keep them.” A California Court has ruled that bees are fish so that they can be protected under the state's endangered species protection laws.Jeff Crouere: https://www.ringsidepolitics.com/Hannah Cox: https://www.based-politics.com/Honey Fund: https://www.honeyfund.com/FULL CIRCLE BREWING CO.: https://www.fullcirclebrewing.com/Come join Tapp into the Truth at Locals.com: https://tappintothetruth.locals.com/

As rising price levels continue to pressure American families, many are dipping into their savings to cover costs which will likely deepen the damage to our economy and slow any future recovery. I was joined by Jeff Crouere - host of Ringside Politics and author of America's Last Chance -and Hannah Cox - libertarian-conservative writer and activist, the Content Manager and Brand Ambassador for the Foundation for Economic Education, and the host of the podcast Based - to discuss the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992). Identity politics bites the Biden White House as a large number of black White House staffers have reportedly departed or plan to depart from Biden's administration since late last year, describing a White House that does not support them or offer them good promotion opportunities. Texas gubernatorial hopeful Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke has flipped again, saying that he does not believe Americans who already owned AR-15s and AK-47s should “be able to keep them.” A California Court has ruled that bees are fish so that they can be protected under the state's endangered species protection laws. Jeff Crouere: https://www.ringsidepolitics.com/ Hannah Cox: https://www.based-politics.com/ Honey Fund: https://www.honeyfund.com/ FULL CIRCLE BREWING CO.: https://www.fullcirclebrewing.com/ Come join Tapp into the Truth at Locals.com: https://tappintothetruth.locals.com/

Gate Keeper Power - Two Major Bills Promoting Competition in Big Tech Gain Wide Bipartisan Support With Charlotte Slaiman of Public Knowledge With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Charlotte Slaiman, Competition Policy Director at Public Knowledge and formerly a lawyer in the Anticompetitive Practices Division of the Federal Trade Commission, joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss the coalition of civil society groups and companies including DuckDuckGo, Sonos, Spotify, Yelp and dozens more that recently launched #AntitrustDay in support of two major bills promoting competition in Big Tech: the Open Markets Act and the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, both of which are enjoying wide bipartisan support. Their early success begs the question – can Congress begin to catch up to Big Tech?

Join us as Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Sami Winc about how the Ukraine War might end, racial disconnections, midterm elections, the "American Innovation and Choice Online Act," and news from the Durham Investigation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Along with plans for an edit button and Elon Musk joining its board, Twitter made another change recently: It changed the way deleted Tweets appear in embeds. OpenAI revealed the latest iteration of its AI-generated art engine, DALL•E 2. Reddit brought back its collaborative internet art piece, Reddit Place. Big Tech has a lot to say about the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act. First, Kevin Marks of Microformats shares details about Twitter's embedded Tweets. The company no longer shows deleted Tweets embedded in webpages. Then, Open AI researchers, Prafulla Dhariwal and Aditya Ramesh, stop by to talk about DALL•E 2, the latest iteration of its AI system that creates realistic images and art from natural language descriptions. Then, Jason talks about Reddit's Place subreddit, a collaborative artwork relaunched on April 1. Lastly, Mikah digs in to the details of the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act — a bill aimed at stopping Big Tech from prioritizing its own content and products over that of other companies who use its products and services. Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Kevin Marks, Prafulla Dhariwal, and Aditya Ramesh Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/tnw itpro.tv/tnw promo code TNW30

Along with plans for an edit button and Elon Musk joining its board, Twitter made another change recently: It changed the way deleted Tweets appear in embeds. OpenAI revealed the latest iteration of its AI-generated art engine, DALL•E 2. Reddit brought back its collaborative internet art piece, Reddit Place. Big Tech has a lot to say about the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act. First, Kevin Marks of Microformats shares details about Twitter's embedded Tweets. The company no longer shows deleted Tweets embedded in webpages. Then, Open AI researchers, Prafulla Dhariwal and Aditya Ramesh, stop by to talk about DALL•E 2, the latest iteration of its AI system that creates realistic images and art from natural language descriptions. Then, Jason talks about Reddit's Place subreddit, a collaborative artwork relaunched on April 1. Lastly, Mikah digs in to the details of the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act — a bill aimed at stopping Big Tech from prioritizing its own content and products over that of other companies who use its products and services. Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Kevin Marks, Prafulla Dhariwal, and Aditya Ramesh Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/tnw itpro.tv/tnw promo code TNW30

Along with plans for an edit button and Elon Musk joining its board, Twitter made another change recently: It changed the way deleted Tweets appear in embeds. OpenAI revealed the latest iteration of its AI-generated art engine, DALL•E 2. Reddit brought back its collaborative internet art piece, Reddit Place. Big Tech has a lot to say about the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act. First, Kevin Marks of Microformats shares details about Twitter's embedded Tweets. The company no longer shows deleted Tweets embedded in webpages. Then, Open AI researchers, Prafulla Dhariwal and Aditya Ramesh, stop by to talk about DALL•E 2, the latest iteration of its AI system that creates realistic images and art from natural language descriptions. Then, Jason talks about Reddit's Place subreddit, a collaborative artwork relaunched on April 1. Lastly, Mikah digs in to the details of the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act — a bill aimed at stopping Big Tech from prioritizing its own content and products over that of other companies who use its products and services. Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Kevin Marks, Prafulla Dhariwal, and Aditya Ramesh Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/tnw itpro.tv/tnw promo code TNW30

Along with plans for an edit button and Elon Musk joining its board, Twitter made another change recently: It changed the way deleted Tweets appear in embeds. OpenAI revealed the latest iteration of its AI-generated art engine, DALL•E 2. Reddit brought back its collaborative internet art piece, Reddit Place. Big Tech has a lot to say about the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act. First, Kevin Marks of Microformats shares details about Twitter's embedded Tweets. The company no longer shows deleted Tweets embedded in webpages. Then, Open AI researchers, Prafulla Dhariwal and Aditya Ramesh, stop by to talk about DALL•E 2, the latest iteration of its AI system that creates realistic images and art from natural language descriptions. Then, Jason talks about Reddit's Place subreddit, a collaborative artwork relaunched on April 1. Lastly, Mikah digs in to the details of the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act — a bill aimed at stopping Big Tech from prioritizing its own content and products over that of other companies who use its products and services. Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Kevin Marks, Prafulla Dhariwal, and Aditya Ramesh Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/tnw itpro.tv/tnw promo code TNW30

Along with plans for an edit button and Elon Musk joining its board, Twitter made another change recently: It changed the way deleted Tweets appear in embeds. OpenAI revealed the latest iteration of its AI-generated art engine, DALL•E 2. Reddit brought back its collaborative internet art piece, Reddit Place. Big Tech has a lot to say about the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act. First, Kevin Marks of Microformats shares details about Twitter's embedded Tweets. The company no longer shows deleted Tweets embedded in webpages. Then, Open AI researchers, Prafulla Dhariwal and Aditya Ramesh, stop by to talk about DALL•E 2, the latest iteration of its AI system that creates realistic images and art from natural language descriptions. Then, Jason talks about Reddit's Place subreddit, a collaborative artwork relaunched on April 1. Lastly, Mikah digs in to the details of the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act — a bill aimed at stopping Big Tech from prioritizing its own content and products over that of other companies who use its products and services. Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Kevin Marks, Prafulla Dhariwal, and Aditya Ramesh Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/tnw itpro.tv/tnw promo code TNW30

Along with plans for an edit button and Elon Musk joining its board, Twitter made another change recently: It changed the way deleted Tweets appear in embeds. OpenAI revealed the latest iteration of its AI-generated art engine, DALL•E 2. Reddit brought back its collaborative internet art piece, Reddit Place. Big Tech has a lot to say about the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act. First, Kevin Marks of Microformats shares details about Twitter's embedded Tweets. The company no longer shows deleted Tweets embedded in webpages. Then, Open AI researchers, Prafulla Dhariwal and Aditya Ramesh, stop by to talk about DALL•E 2, the latest iteration of its AI system that creates realistic images and art from natural language descriptions. Then, Jason talks about Reddit's Place subreddit, a collaborative artwork relaunched on April 1. Lastly, Mikah digs in to the details of the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act — a bill aimed at stopping Big Tech from prioritizing its own content and products over that of other companies who use its products and services. Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Kevin Marks, Prafulla Dhariwal, and Aditya Ramesh Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/tnw itpro.tv/tnw promo code TNW30

Along with plans for an edit button and Elon Musk joining its board, Twitter made another change recently: It changed the way deleted Tweets appear in embeds. OpenAI revealed the latest iteration of its AI-generated art engine, DALL•E 2. Reddit brought back its collaborative internet art piece, Reddit Place. Big Tech has a lot to say about the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act. First, Kevin Marks of Microformats shares details about Twitter's embedded Tweets. The company no longer shows deleted Tweets embedded in webpages. Then, Open AI researchers, Prafulla Dhariwal and Aditya Ramesh, stop by to talk about DALL•E 2, the latest iteration of its AI system that creates realistic images and art from natural language descriptions. Then, Jason talks about Reddit's Place subreddit, a collaborative artwork relaunched on April 1. Lastly, Mikah digs in to the details of the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act — a bill aimed at stopping Big Tech from prioritizing its own content and products over that of other companies who use its products and services. Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Kevin Marks, Prafulla Dhariwal, and Aditya Ramesh Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/tnw itpro.tv/tnw promo code TNW30

Along with plans for an edit button and Elon Musk joining its board, Twitter made another change recently: It changed the way deleted Tweets appear in embeds. OpenAI revealed the latest iteration of its AI-generated art engine, DALL•E 2. Reddit brought back its collaborative internet art piece, Reddit Place. Big Tech has a lot to say about the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act. First, Kevin Marks of Microformats shares details about Twitter's embedded Tweets. The company no longer shows deleted Tweets embedded in webpages. Then, Open AI researchers, Prafulla Dhariwal and Aditya Ramesh, stop by to talk about DALL•E 2, the latest iteration of its AI system that creates realistic images and art from natural language descriptions. Then, Jason talks about Reddit's Place subreddit, a collaborative artwork relaunched on April 1. Lastly, Mikah digs in to the details of the Senate's American Innovation and Choice Online Act — a bill aimed at stopping Big Tech from prioritizing its own content and products over that of other companies who use its products and services. Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent Guests: Kevin Marks, Prafulla Dhariwal, and Aditya Ramesh Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/tnw itpro.tv/tnw promo code TNW30

Proponents and opponents of measures to reform Big Tech are busy this spring on Capitol Hill, and the fight over proposed antitrust regulation, in particular, is heating up in the US Capitol. In this episode we'll hear two short interviews that provide a window into the effort to influence lawmakers.  The first segment is with Drew Harwell, a technology reporter for The Washington Post who shared the byline on a story last week on a campaign by Meta, the company that operates Facebook and Instagram, to besmirch its rival, TikTok, in part as a way to bolster Meta's arguments against antitrust reforms. And in the second, we'll hear from Charlotte Slaiman, Competition Policy Director at Public Knowledge, a nonprofit that works on tech policy issues. Prior to joining Public Knowledge, Charlotte was a lawyer in the Anticompetitive Practices Division at the Federal Trade Commission. She shares details on Antitrust Day, a day of action proclaimed by more than 100 civil society groups and businesses advocated for the passage of two proposed bills: American Innovation and Choice Online Act and the Open App Markets Act.

This Senate bill may have some unintended consequences for small businesses, according to consultant Andrea Hill. Join us as we take a magnifying glass to S.2992. This bill proposes to level the playing field between large and small businesses. Worryingly for small business owners, it actually contains some serious pitfalls. Chief among them: access to data security, and competition with large online retailers. The broad wording of this bill could allow large companies to continue dominating the marketplace. Want your voice to be heard? Reach out to your local senators and let them know your concerns. Meanwhile, you can find more of Andrea's thought-provoking work on Forbes. 

Big Tech is in the news as numerous federal and state lawsuits against “the big four” (aka GAFA), Microsoft and TikTok, are pending. But is more regulation needed? Luther Lowe of Yelp speaks with Melissa Maxman and Christina Ma to discuss the benefits of The American Innovation and Choice Online Act, S. 2992. Listen to this episode of Our Curious Amalgam to learn more about this bill and why proponents claim that comprehensive antitrust legislation is needed to restore competition and ensure small business owners have an opportunity to succeed. Hosted by: Melissa Maxman, Partner, Cohen & Gresser LLP, and Christina Ma, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is the chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights. She's also on the Judiciary Committee. Last month, the Judiciary Committee passed the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, an effort to target big tech companies for potential antitrust violations. The bill proposes giving federal agencies the authority to issue civil penalties for anti-competitive activities in the tech sector. In a pod exclusive, Sen. Klobuchar joins us to reflect on Senate action against monopolies in the digital age. 

Guest Brooke Molina joins Heard Tell to talk about the proposed American Innovation and Choice Online Act the senate is consider that is anything but what the name of it implies. Brooke explains how congress targeting companies specifically is a bad idea, is bipartisan, and why it keeps happening. Plus, how consumer choice issues are a better way to explain policy and politics than just buzzwords and nebulous theories.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/heard-tell/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Heard Tell for January 31st, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and gets to the info we need on the who is to blame for the collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh, and what isn't despite being pointed too. We cover the caterwauling over President Biden's promise to nominate a black woman for the Supreme Court and put some context to what some in media are saying about it. We have yet another update on China and yet more suspect actions involving the upcoming Winter Olympics. Guest Brooke Molina joins Heard Tell to talk about the proposed American Innovation and Choice Online Act the senate is consider that is anything but what the name of it implies. Brooke explains how congress targeting companies specifically is a bad idea, is bipartisan, and why it keeps happening. Plus, how consumer choice issues are a better way to explain policy and politics than just buzzwords and nebulous theories. We also cover a great story about a viral video that is spreading across the interwebs for all the right reasons. All this and more on this Monday edition of Heard TellSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/heard-tell/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

That's the question I had after reading Law and Policy for the Quantum Age, by Chris Hoofnagle and Simson Garfinkel. It's a gracefully written and deeply informative look at the commercial and policy prospects of quantum computing and several other (often more promising) quantum technologies, including sensing, communications, and networking. And it left me with the question that heads this post. So, I invited Chris Hoofnagle to an interview and came away thinking the answer is “close to half – and for sure all the quantum projects grounded in fear and envy of the presumed capabilities of the National Security Agency of the United States.” My exchange with Chris makes for a bracing and fast-paced half hour of futurology and policy and not to be missed. Also, not to be missed: Conservative Catfight II—Now With More Cats. That's right, Jamil Jaffer and I reprise our past debate over Big Tech regulation, this time focusing on S.2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, just voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a bipartisan set of supporters and detractors. In essence, the bill would impose special “no self-preferencing” obligations on really large platforms. Jamil, joined by Gus Hurwitz, thinks this is heavy handed government regulation for a few unpopular companies, and completely unmoored from any harm to consumers. Jordan Schneider weighs in to point out that it is almost exactly the solution chosen by the Chinese government in its most recent policy shift. I argue that platforms are usually procompetitive when they start but inherently open to a host of subtle abuses once entrenched, so only a specially crafted rule will prevent a handful of companies achieving enormous economic and political power. Doubling down on controversy, I ask Nate Jones to explain Glenn Greenwald's objections to the subpoena practices of Congress's  Jan. 6 Committee. I conclude that the committee's legal arguments boil down to “When Congress wrote rules for government, it clearly didn't intend for the rules to apply to Congress.” And that Greenwald is right in arguing that the Supreme Court in the 1950s insisted that Communists be treated better than the Jan. 6 Committee is treating anyone even tangentially tied to the attack on the Capitol. Nate and I try to figure out what Forbes was smoking when it tried to gin up a scandal from a standard set of metadata subpoenas to WhatsApp. Whatever it was, Forbes will need plenty of liquids and a few hours in a dark quiet room to recover. In quick hits, Gus explains what it means that the Biden administration is rewriting the Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission merger guidelines: essentially, the more the administration tries to make them mean, the less deference they'll get in court. And Jordan and I puzzle over the emphasis on small and medium business in China's latest five-year plan for the digital economy. Download the 391st Episode (mp3)  You can subscribe to The Cyberlaw Podcast using iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or our RSS feed. As always, The Cyberlaw Podcast is open to feedback. Be sure to engage with @stewartbaker on Twitter. Send your questions, comments, and suggestions for topics or interviewees to CyberlawPodcast@steptoe.com. Remember: If your suggested guest appears on the show, we will send you a highly coveted Cyberlaw Podcast mug! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

That's the question I had after reading Law and Policy for the Quantum Age, by Chris Hoofnagle and Simson Garfinkel. It's a gracefully written and deeply informative look at the commercial and policy prospects of quantum computing and several other (often more promising) quantum technologies, including sensing, communications, and networking. And it left me with the question that heads this post. So, I invited Chris Hoofnagle to an interview and came away thinking the answer is “close to half – and for sure all the quantum projects grounded in fear and envy of the presumed capabilities of the National Security Agency of the United States.” My exchange with Chris makes for a bracing and fast-paced half hour of futurology and policy and not to be missed. Also, not to be missed: Conservative Catfight II—Now With More Cats. That's right, Jamil Jaffer and I reprise our past debate over Big Tech regulation, this time focusing on S.2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, just voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a bipartisan set of supporters and detractors. In essence, the bill would impose special “no self-preferencing” obligations on really large platforms. Jamil, joined by Gus Hurwitz, thinks this is heavy handed government regulation for a few unpopular companies, and completely unmoored from any harm to consumers. Jordan Schneider weighs in to point out that it is almost exactly the solution chosen by the Chinese government in its most recent policy shift. I argue that platforms are usually procompetitive when they start but inherently open to a host of subtle abuses once entrenched, so only a specially crafted rule will prevent a handful of companies achieving enormous economic and political power. Doubling down on controversy, I ask Nate Jones to explain Glenn Greenwald's objections to the subpoena practices of Congress's  Jan. 6 Committee. I conclude that the committee's legal arguments boil down to “When Congress wrote rules for government, it clearly didn't intend for the rules to apply to Congress.” And that Greenwald is right in arguing that the Supreme Court in the 1950s insisted that Communists be treated better than the Jan. 6 Committee is treating anyone even tangentially tied to the attack on the Capitol. Nate and I try to figure out what Forbes was smoking when it tried to gin up a scandal from a standard set of metadata subpoenas to WhatsApp. Whatever it was, Forbes will need plenty of liquids and a few hours in a dark quiet room to recover. In quick hits, Gus explains what it means that the Biden administration is rewriting the Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission merger guidelines: essentially, the more the administration tries to make them mean, the less deference they'll get in court. And Jordan and I puzzle over the emphasis on small and medium business in China's latest five-year plan for the digital economy. Download the 391st Episode (mp3)  You can subscribe to The Cyberlaw Podcast using iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or our RSS feed. As always, The Cyberlaw Podcast is open to feedback. Be sure to engage with @stewartbaker on Twitter. Send your questions, comments, and suggestions for topics or interviewees to CyberlawPodcast@steptoe.com. Remember: If your suggested guest appears on the show, we will send you a highly coveted Cyberlaw Podcast mug! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

The latest effort to reign in Big Tech cleared a procedural step in the Senate last week, moving one step closer to a floor vote. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act would prevent big tech firms from giving preference to their own products and services. According to some lawmakers, that unfairly stifles competition. Though the bill has bipartisan support, bipartisan concern over the details means it’s getting hit with requests for changes on questions like privacy and who exactly it applies to. Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams speaks with Will Rinehart, a senior research fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity, about the bill’s significance.

The latest effort to reign in Big Tech cleared a procedural step in the Senate last week, moving one step closer to a floor vote. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act would prevent big tech firms from giving preference to their own products and services. According to some lawmakers, that unfairly stifles competition. Though the bill has bipartisan support, bipartisan concern over the details means it’s getting hit with requests for changes on questions like privacy and who exactly it applies to. Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams speaks with Will Rinehart, a senior research fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity, about the bill’s significance.

The latest effort to reign in Big Tech cleared a procedural step in the Senate last week, moving one step closer to a floor vote. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act would prevent big tech firms from giving preference to their own products and services. According to some lawmakers, that unfairly stifles competition. Though the bill has bipartisan support, bipartisan concern over the details means it’s getting hit with requests for changes on questions like privacy and who exactly it applies to. Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams speaks with Will Rinehart, a senior research fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity, about the bill’s significance.

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and other activists have urged the social networking giant to release a long-awaited report on its impact in India, alleging the company is purposely obscuring human rights concerns, The Guardian reports. Meanwhile, a US Senate panel backed a bill that proposes some curbs on Big Tech. And in startup news, blockchain venture Stader has raised more money, at a hefty valuation. Facebook urged to release the report on its impact in India Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen and other prominent whistleblowers have renewed calls for Facebook to release a long-awaited report on its impact in India, alleging the company is purposely obscuring human rights concerns, The Guardian reports. More than 20 organisations on Wednesday joined whistleblowers Frances Haugen and Sophie Zhang, as well as former Facebook vice-president Brian Boland, to demand the company, now called Meta, release its findings. Meta had commissioned law firm Foley Hoag in 2020 to carry out an independent review of its impact in India—the company's largest market at 340 million users—but its release has repeatedly been delayed, activists allege. US Senate panel votes in favour of bill curbing Big Tech A Senate panel approved antitrust legislation forbidding the largest tech platforms from favouring their own products and services over competitors', Wall Street Journal reports. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act moves next to the Senate floor. A second bill, which was held over, would bar big app stores, like Apple's, from forcing app providers to use their payment system, and prohibit them from punishing apps that offer different prices through another app store or payment system, Reuters reported. Stader Labs, blockchain and crypto startup, valued at $450 million Stader Labs, a blockchain crypto startup in Bangalore, has raised $12.5 million in a strategic private sale that values the company at up to $450 million, the company said in a press release. The sale was led by Three Arrow Capital with several other VC firms, including Accel, and angel investors joining in. Stader had previously raised $4 million from Pantera, Coinbase Ventures and others. Tom Cruise movie producers in a deal to put a studio in space Producers of a Tom Cruise film, set in space, are planning to launch the world's first movie studio connected to the International Space Station, Business Insider reports. Elena and Dmitry Lesnevsky, the movie producers, announced on Thursday that they've signed a deal to build a fully operational movie studio connected to the International Space Station. The studio, Space Entertainment Enterprise-1 (SEE-1), is slated to launch in December 2024 and will be the world's first functional entertainment and content studio in space, according to Business Insider. SEE-1 will be developed in partnership with Axiom Space, a Huston-based space infrastructure developer and the company behind the world's first commercial space station, Axiom Station. Once it's ready for launch, the studio will dock with Axiom Station, which is currently attached to the ISS. Theme music courtesy Free Music & Sounds https://soundcloud.com/freemusicandsounds

Show Notes: Toronto-based password manager 1Password raised US$620 million round, marking the largest round raised by a Canadian company. In another effort to rein in the US' biggest tech companies, the White House is weighing support for the bipartisan American Innovation and Choice Online Act, a bill designed to stop big tech companies from stifling competition. Energy consumption around bitcoin mining is gaining more attention, with a top EU financial regulator calling for an outright ban on the main form of bitcoin mining. Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoa The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.

Safari bug, Netherlands App Store ruling, Apple Watch ads Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, a bet on games being central to the internet's future. Safari bug can leak some of your Google account info and recent browsing history Netherlands App Store ruling: Apple will allow alternative payment methods, but developers must maintain a separate app binary Possibility of huge changes to App Store as US antitrust bill proceeds to committee Senate Judiciary Committee will consider The American Innovation and Choice Online Act this week; Tim Cook personally lobbying Senate Judiciary Committee against it Apple Watch Series 7 | 911 | Apple Apple Watch "911: Bob" Detectives | Cinematic mode | iPhone 13 Pro | Apple iPhone 14 Pro now rumored to feature 'hole + pill design' instead of notch Likely new iPhone SE and iPad Air models appear in Eurasian database Report: iPad Air 5 with 5G, Center Stage camera, and more coming this spring Report: 'iPhone SE+ 5G' coming this year followed by the larger model in 2023 Locket, an app for sharing photos to friends' home screens, hits the top of the App Store Microsoft Releases Office for Mac Update With Full Apple Silicon Support in Excel Tesla refuses to adopt CarPlay, but this developer has a workaround Aerial app for Mac updated with tvOS 15 screensavers and new features Picks of the Week Rene's Pick: Above Avalon Andy's Pick: Multiselect for YouTube, U.S. free COVID tests Alex's Pick: Live Video in Keynote Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/macbreak zocdoc.com/macbreak hover.com/twit

Safari bug, Netherlands App Store ruling, Apple Watch ads Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, a bet on games being central to the internet's future. Safari bug can leak some of your Google account info and recent browsing history Netherlands App Store ruling: Apple will allow alternative payment methods, but developers must maintain a separate app binary Possibility of huge changes to App Store as US antitrust bill proceeds to committee Senate Judiciary Committee will consider The American Innovation and Choice Online Act this week; Tim Cook personally lobbying Senate Judiciary Committee against it Apple Watch Series 7 | 911 | Apple Apple Watch "911: Bob" Detectives | Cinematic mode | iPhone 13 Pro | Apple iPhone 14 Pro now rumored to feature 'hole + pill design' instead of notch Likely new iPhone SE and iPad Air models appear in Eurasian database Report: iPad Air 5 with 5G, Center Stage camera, and more coming this spring Report: 'iPhone SE+ 5G' coming this year followed by the larger model in 2023 Locket, an app for sharing photos to friends' home screens, hits the top of the App Store Microsoft Releases Office for Mac Update With Full Apple Silicon Support in Excel Tesla refuses to adopt CarPlay, but this developer has a workaround Aerial app for Mac updated with tvOS 15 screensavers and new features Picks of the Week Rene's Pick: Above Avalon Andy's Pick: Multiselect for YouTube, U.S. free COVID tests Alex's Pick: Live Video in Keynote Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/macbreak zocdoc.com/macbreak hover.com/twit

Safari bug, Netherlands App Store ruling, Apple Watch ads Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, a bet on games being central to the internet's future. Safari bug can leak some of your Google account info and recent browsing history Netherlands App Store ruling: Apple will allow alternative payment methods, but developers must maintain a separate app binary Possibility of huge changes to App Store as US antitrust bill proceeds to committee Senate Judiciary Committee will consider The American Innovation and Choice Online Act this week; Tim Cook personally lobbying Senate Judiciary Committee against it Apple Watch Series 7 | 911 | Apple Apple Watch "911: Bob" Detectives | Cinematic mode | iPhone 13 Pro | Apple iPhone 14 Pro now rumored to feature 'hole + pill design' instead of notch Likely new iPhone SE and iPad Air models appear in Eurasian database Report: iPad Air 5 with 5G, Center Stage camera, and more coming this spring Report: 'iPhone SE+ 5G' coming this year followed by the larger model in 2023 Locket, an app for sharing photos to friends' home screens, hits the top of the App Store Microsoft Releases Office for Mac Update With Full Apple Silicon Support in Excel Tesla refuses to adopt CarPlay, but this developer has a workaround Aerial app for Mac updated with tvOS 15 screensavers and new features Picks of the Week Rene's Pick: Above Avalon Andy's Pick: Multiselect for YouTube, U.S. free COVID tests Alex's Pick: Live Video in Keynote Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/macbreak zocdoc.com/macbreak hover.com/twit

Safari bug, Netherlands App Store ruling, Apple Watch ads Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, a bet on games being central to the internet's future. Safari bug can leak some of your Google account info and recent browsing history Netherlands App Store ruling: Apple will allow alternative payment methods, but developers must maintain a separate app binary Possibility of huge changes to App Store as US antitrust bill proceeds to committee Senate Judiciary Committee will consider The American Innovation and Choice Online Act this week; Tim Cook personally lobbying Senate Judiciary Committee against it Apple Watch Series 7 | 911 | Apple Apple Watch "911: Bob" Detectives | Cinematic mode | iPhone 13 Pro | Apple iPhone 14 Pro now rumored to feature 'hole + pill design' instead of notch Likely new iPhone SE and iPad Air models appear in Eurasian database Report: iPad Air 5 with 5G, Center Stage camera, and more coming this spring Report: 'iPhone SE+ 5G' coming this year followed by the larger model in 2023 Locket, an app for sharing photos to friends' home screens, hits the top of the App Store Microsoft Releases Office for Mac Update With Full Apple Silicon Support in Excel Tesla refuses to adopt CarPlay, but this developer has a workaround Aerial app for Mac updated with tvOS 15 screensavers and new features Picks of the Week Rene's Pick: Above Avalon Andy's Pick: Multiselect for YouTube, U.S. free COVID tests Alex's Pick: Live Video in Keynote Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: expressvpn.com/macbreak zocdoc.com/macbreak hover.com/twit

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall Congress has proposed five new laws that will help regulators: The American Innovation and Choice Online Act, The Ending Platform Monopolies Act, The Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, The Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, and The Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act. These new laws would update America's antitrust scheme … Continue reading Congress' 5 New Big Tech Antitrust Solutions, Explained →