Anti-tech bills play into China’s hands
The House of Representatives is plunging ahead with a series of bills aimed at curbing the political class’ favorite bogeyman, the nation’s largest technology companies. While a bipartisan populist chorus…
The rise of the antitrust hipsters
The Biden administration is very publicly building one of the most aggressive teams of business regulators and would-be trustbusters in recent memory. Capping the move was the appointment of 32…
PRO-SPEECH Act is really just more intrusive big government
A new piece of legislation called the PRO-SPEECH Act is now making the round sin the Senate, and its creator, Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker, assures the world the bill will…
Picking big tech’s pocket to pay for big government’s increasingly expensive promises
Land line telephones still exist, but the numbers are rapidly dwindling as the switch to cell phone-only communication accelerates. It’s the marketplace in action, and it’s a good thing. Unless…
Tearing down private enterprise to enhance Big Government
Over in the House of Representatives, a bipartisan gaggle of members is putting forward legislation that would force some of the nation’s biggest technology companies to break-up or spin-off certain…
Sending big government after big tech is a big mistake
The New York Senate has passed legislation that would make it easier for individuals to sue big tech companies for behaving like monopolies. It’s part of a larger, bipartisan, national…
Florida tech law gives government power it should never have
A new Florida law that is intended to prevent tech companies from censoring the views of people they find disagreeable is getting some support among conservatives. As TechFreedom’s Ari Cohn…
A real reason to distrust big tech: its opposition to right-to-repair laws
There are plenty of bad reasons to dislike how big technology companies do business. But one criticism that should stick – and rankle – is how some tech giants, and…
Trusting Government to Control Free Speech is a Bad Idea
The debate over whether social media companies are stifling free speech or exercising their rights as private companies has seen the left and the right join forces (through different avenues)…
Facebook’s Real Issue: Treating Its Users Like Products
As controversy swirls over social media companies removing politicians, including President Donald Trump, from their platforms, a more long-standing issue with how these companies treat their users – and their…