R Street’s Technology and Innovation policy program conducts research and advocacy around the public policy frameworks that govern both established and emerging technologies. Our goal is to push back against laws and regulations that impede economic progress or individual liberty, and to advance policy solutions that allow technology to move at the speed of innovation.
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Sky-high rents in major cities have awoken many to the problem of inefficient land use driven by restrictive zoning rules that are supported by those who say “not in my backyard” (NIMBY) to…
IN THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
In re:
Antitrust Consent Decree
Review– ASCAP and BMI 2019
Via email, ATR.MEP.Information@usdoj.gov
COMMENTS OF THE R STREET INSTITUTE
The…
Facebook Settlement Shows the Need for Congress to Move on Privacy
Jeffrey Westling
Though it may have gotten lost in the coverage of Robert Mueller’s testimony, the Federal Trade Commission reached a record-breaking $5 billion settlement with Facebook regarding the…
Senator Josh Hawley proposes law limiting daily social media time
Jeffrey Westling
From Ozarks First:
Jeffrey Westling, with the R Street Institute, says users that want more time would have to opt-out of the limits every month.
“He is trying to come in and tell social…
Pew study shows how taxpayers fund broadband state to state
Tom Struble
From The Center Square:
Tom Struble, technology policy manager at R Street Institute, said loans are much preferred to grants from the taxpayer perspective.
“A grant is just free money with no…
TAKALA: Think Google Controls The News? It’s Worse Than You Think, Experts Say
Jeffrey Westling
From Daily Caller:
“Despite some instances of publications refusing to target ‘Big Tech,’ many more benefit significantly from attacking these platforms because of the popular anxiety about…
Josh Hawley is the center of attention, but will any of his tech bills become law?
Tom Struble
From The Kansas City Star:
Tom Struble, a tech policy analyst at the libertarian-leaning R Street Institute in Washington, said Hawley’s bills should be seen as political messaging rather than…
, NPR
Lawmaker Aims To Curb Social Media Addiction With New Bill
Shoshana Weissmann & Daisy Soderberg-Rivkin
From NPR:
Shoshana Weissmann, social media manager and fellow at the policy research organization R Street Institute, tweeted that issues related to social media weren’t the federal government’s…
On Tuesday, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced legislation to regulate social media that is so divorced from any reality of how the technology functions that it reads more like a luddite’s fever…
What do you picture when someone refers to a “war room”? Most likely, you see a room filled with screens displaying a crisis scenario, maps of troops’ positions, and a live feed of a military…