Internet Freedom Policies

• | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
• | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs

Protecting Children Online: Evaluating Possible Reforms in the Law and the Application of COPPA

• • Tracy C. Miller
• February 20, 2023

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Protecting Children From Social Media Is More Nuanced than It Seems | Discourse

• • Patricia Patnode
• September 23, 2022

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Should All Kids Under 18 Be Banned from Social Media? | The Technology Liberation Front

• • Adam Thierer
• April 19, 2022

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

We Can Protect Children and Keep the Internet Free | The Wall Street Journal

• • Adam Thierer
• April 15, 2022

• | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Goodbye Lemons: How the Internet Revolutionized the Used-Car Market | Discourse

• • Adam Thierer
• January 7, 2022

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Knowing Without Meeting in the Internet Era

• • Robert Graboyes
• July 15, 2021

• | Regulation Regulation
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The Internet Doesn’t Need Heavy-Handed Regulation

• • Alden Abbott
  • Andrew Mercado
• June 10, 2021

A Facebook VP’s proposal to regulate the Internet would undermine competition, innovation, and free speech.

• | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
• | State Testimonies State Testimonies

New Hampshire Should Clarify the Legality of Collecting Phone and Internet Records

• • Brent Skorup
• May 11, 2021

Testimony before the New Hampshire Senate, Judiciary Committee

• | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
• | Research Papers Research Papers

Evaluating Arguments for Antitrust Action Against Tech Companies

• • Tracy C. Miller
• May 3, 2021

The Benefits of Sticking with the Consumer Welfare Standard

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Conservatives & Common Carriage: Contradictions & Challenges

• • Adam Thierer
• April 17, 2021

• | Regulation Regulation
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

When It Comes to Fighting Social Media Bias, More Regulation Is Not the Answer

• • Adam Thierer
• April 15, 2021

• | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Do Our Leaders Believe in Free Speech and Online Freedom Anymore?

• • Adam Thierer
  • Connor Haaland
• June 4, 2020

Trump’s recent executive order regulating social media betrays core conservative principles

• | Journal Articles Journal Articles

The Erosion of Publisher Liability in American Law, Section 230, and the Future of Online Curation

• • Brent Skorup
  • Jennifer Huddleston
• February 17, 2020

• | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Tech Critics on Both Sides Have it Wrong

• • Jennifer Huddleston
  • Brent Skorup
• July 20, 2019

Section 230 is not a special privilege

• | Regulation Regulation
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

EU Data Privacy Fines Are Getting Steep. Will This Be the New Normal?

• • Andrea O'Sullivan
• July 16, 2019

And will the end result encourage companies to try to keep cybersecurity breaches secret?

• | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The White House Social Media Summit and the Return of ‘Regulation by Raised Eyebrow’

• • Adam Thierer
  • Andrea O'Sullivan
• July 12, 2019

• | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
• | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts

Interpreting CDA Section 230 and its Future

• • Brian Knight
  • Jennifer Huddleston
  • Jeff Kosseff
  • Adam Candeub
• July 2, 2019

Is Section 230 due for a reform? And if so, how?

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Internet 101 Should Be a Required Class

• • Tyler Cowen
• July 2, 2019

Students are already online for hours every day. Why not teach them how to use their time productively?

• | Regulation Regulation
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Mommy Bloggers and the Internet Regulation Debates

• • Jennifer Huddleston
• May 1, 2019

• | Regulation Regulation
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Trade-Offs and Choices in Privacy Policy

• • Christian McGuire
• March 26, 2019