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And here Mitch McConnell is seeking to protect Google’s and Apple’s ability to block apps on the App Store. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Actually it's not clear whether McConnell or Schumer is working to kill the Open App bill. What is clear is Schumer's people are trying to pin this on McConnell. Here's the first tweet, deleted, and cleaned up to the new one. 
THREAD: There has been a fair amount of discussion about how, even with the changes, the #KidsOnlineSafetyAct (or #KOSA) would be weaponized against LGBTQ+ folks & especially queer and trans youth.
But there's another huge problem with the bill: it would censor abortion content.
But there's another huge problem with the bill: it would censor abortion content.
#KOSA creates a broad "Duty of Care" for tech companies that goes way beyond dictating what kinds of privacy or security they need to have in place and gets the government involved in dictating what kinds of content they can allow or recommend to minors.
The bill tries to keep this narrow by saying the duty of care only applies to specific impacts on mental health (as defined by the DSM), or predatory, unfair, or deceptive marketing practices" prong (Sec.3a6) or "physical violence."
All sounds reasonable, right?
All sounds reasonable, right?
THREAD: There is a new version of the Kids Online Safety Act (#KOSA).
The bill's sponsors are claiming that these changes address the concerns raised by more than 100 human rights and LGBTQ+ organizations.
They do not. We still oppose #KOSA and it should not be in the #omnibus.
The bill's sponsors are claiming that these changes address the concerns raised by more than 100 human rights and LGBTQ+ organizations.
They do not. We still oppose #KOSA and it should not be in the #omnibus.
We appreciate that #KOSA's sponsors made changes that attempt to address some of the concerns that we raised in this letter: fightforthefuture.org/news/2022-11-2…
But the new version of the bill still poses a significant threat to LGBTQ rights, abortion access, privacy, and free expression.
But the new version of the bill still poses a significant threat to LGBTQ rights, abortion access, privacy, and free expression.
The "Duty of Care" model that #KOSA takes is fatally flawed when applied to content regulation / user speech. You can tweak the definitions all you want, but in the end you're giving Attorneys General like Ken Paxton a massive cudgel to to threaten platforms over allowing content
🚨RED ALERT🚨
We need to stop an AWFUL bill.
@SenSchumer + @SpeakerPelosi are poised to put special interests before people by ramming through the so-called Journalism Competition and Protection Act.
Urgent action is needed. Call now:
fightforthefuture.org/actions/tell-c…
We need to stop an AWFUL bill.
@SenSchumer + @SpeakerPelosi are poised to put special interests before people by ramming through the so-called Journalism Competition and Protection Act.
Urgent action is needed. Call now:
fightforthefuture.org/actions/tell-c…
Instead of holding big tech accountable by bringing #AICOA and #OAMA to a vote as @SenSchumer promised, we are hearing that he’s looking to put a handout to Murdoch, Alden Capital, and Gannett in the National Defense Authorization Act. Why you should be outraged, a thread.
The #JCPA is a pro-monopoly bill, allowing news publishers to form a cartel and demand payment for any links to their content. It’s must-carry, and must-pay, no matter how extreme the content. That's why 20+ civil society and library groups opposed.
publicknowledge.org/policy/group-l…
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Google self-preferences its own products. All the big tech giants do. This reduces competition, makes the playing field unfair for startups
Consumers lose because of lack of choice
But as @jeremys notes, Google's path up was protected by fair play protections in the late 90's
Consumers lose because of lack of choice
But as @jeremys notes, Google's path up was protected by fair play protections in the late 90's
@jeremys We only have this lame duck session in DC to get #AICOA #S2992 and #OMOA #S2710 to the floor.
We need your help.
Please support S2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act — Sign and send a note to your senators now— resist.bot/petitions/PALV…
We need your help.
Please support S2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act — Sign and send a note to your senators now— resist.bot/petitions/PALV…
If you live in New York State, call your Senator Chuck Schumer: (202) 224-6542 and tell them you demand they bring S2992 and S2710 to the floor. Tell them this is the LAST CHANCE we have to get any meaningful anti-trust legislation done for years, because that's the truth.
Tell @chuckschumer we are all waiting for the vote. This bill will pass with a bipartisan supermajority. This session is the last chance to get it done.
Does Congress want reign in big tech or do they merely want credit for lip service?
Open and free markets depend on it.
Does Congress want reign in big tech or do they merely want credit for lip service?
Open and free markets depend on it.
President Biden’s team told us they believed are 60 votes to pass in the Senate.
We cornered Republican Senator Grassley at the Senate elevators yesterday—he said he had 20 votes and to tell @chuckschumer to bring it to the floor.
We need the vote now
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We cornered Republican Senator Grassley at the Senate elevators yesterday—he said he had 20 votes and to tell @chuckschumer to bring it to the floor.
We need the vote now
finance.yahoo.com/news/yelp-ceo-…
Just in: The White House confirms getting @amyklobuchar and @ChuckGrassley’s #AICOA bill on the floor for a bipartisan vote is a priority for the lame duck session before the end of the year!
🧵Okay it's #ElectionDay (go vote! voting is a valid harm reduction strategy.)
I know this birdsite is going to hell in a handbasket, but while we're all still here, I put together a THREAD on what the midterms will likely mean for tech policy fights that impact human rights.
I know this birdsite is going to hell in a handbasket, but while we're all still here, I put together a THREAD on what the midterms will likely mean for tech policy fights that impact human rights.
This is going to be a bit of a ruthless analysis of how I see the election results impacting hot button tech policy issues like Section 230, content moderation, privacy legislation, the FTC and FCC, antitrust and Big Tech accountability, etc.
I'm not gonna spend as much time explaining the substance of each issue, more just how the political dynamics around them are likely to shift depending on the makeup of the House and Senate. But I'll try to link to relevant campaigns / news coverage to dive deeper.
Today is #AntitrustDay, and nonprofits, tech companies, and internet users are uniting in calling on Congress to end Big Tech’s abusive monopolies. We can’t restructure our relationship with tech until we have antitrust laws. Contact lawmakers now. antitrustday.org
Check out this banner in the @Yelp app driving calls and emails in support of #AICOA and #OAMA through AntitrustDay.org
