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#189: Fighting Online Sex Trafficking

August 11, 2017

Recently, Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) introduced the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA). The bill is gaining co-sponsors and support on...


#188: Sex Offenders and Social Media

August 4, 2017

Sex offenders are often banned from playgrounds and schoolyards, but what about social networks? Should policymakers treat the virtual world the same as the real...


Weakening Section 230 Won’t Prevent Sex Trafficking

August 3, 2017

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, TechFreedom and the R Street institute led a diverse coalition of public interest groups in expressing concerns over the Stop Enabling...


#187: Engaging Cuba

July 31, 2017

Like most things in Cuba, the Internet is complicated. While only a tiny percentage of homes have WiFi, nearly a third of Cubans went online...


Bipartisan Bill Would Protect Americans From Warrantless Searches

July 27, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC — Today Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the ECPA Modernization Act of 2017.  This bipartisan bill protects electronic communications...


Online Sales Tax Shouldn’t Undermine a Borderless Internet

July 25, 2017

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform will hold a hearing on regulatory burdens and sales taxes imposed by states on...