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As both technologies advance, how should AI policy be applied to data centers operating in space? project-disco.org/innovation/spa…

Space-based data centers have attracted growing interest in recent years, prompting significant attention to the technical and policy challenges associated with their development. Less discussed is another policy question at the intersection of #Space infrastructure and #AI.

Tomorrow, the Court of Justice of the European Union will hold the first public hearing in the ‘Like Company v. Google Ireland’ case. This case represents the Court’s first real engagement with the intersection of generative AI and copyright. Learn more: project-disco.org/european-union…

Section 230 is not a free pass for digital services to do as they please; it is a key pillar of the internet’s function of connection and communication. project-disco.org/competition/30…

This month marks 30 years of Section 230 of the Communications Act, a fundamental yet misunderstood Internet law. Section 230 is often mistakenly referred to as a “get-out-of-jail-free card,” “blanket immunity from liability,” or “nearly impenetrable legal perimeter.”

The American way is to promote freedom and access for those who want it. We must follow that path and preserve Section 230. project-disco.org/competition/li…

For thirty years, Section 230 has played a central role in protecting free expression online, weakening it would force businesses to manage speech differently, often deferring to the preferences of whatever political regime is in charge.

Although well-intentioned, bills that introduce retail delivery fees risk undermining affordability, small-business competitiveness, and neutral tax policy. project-disco.org/competition/re…

Policymakers must always consider the broader economic impacts that may result when they consider new revenue sources, especially as affordability remains a key concern for consumers.

Since its inception, space technology has produced innovations in nearly every part of our lives. Commercial space ventures are looking to continue this march forward but have not yet fulfilled their potential. This however, is primed to change. project-disco.org/innovation/lau…

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UK's @biztradegovuk has published a consultation on changes to the competition regime. While this is just a consultation, the content is a worrying indication that Ministers may not have been able to secure the less intrusive, pro-growth direction intended for competition policy.

With the rapid growth of the commercial space market and the recent leaps in space technology, we are now generating an unprecedented amount of data from space. Space-based data centers can help with data problems by providing edge computing capabilities project-disco.org/innovation/spa…

The U.S. is on the verge of the next era in internet #connectivity. #LEO satellite #broadband can work in balance with terrestrial broadband technologies to meet the needs of the customers to move ever closer to a fully connected America. project-disco.org/innovation/leo…

Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Act took effect this week. While framed as a necessary measure for child protection, its execution relies on blunt instruments that fracture the digital market and may leave young people less safe than before. project-disco.org/21st-century-t…

In its continued effort to protect kids online, Congress has recently introduced several bills. Two of these, the App Store Accountability Act and the Parents Over Platforms Act are worth highlighting for their divergences on compliance obligations. project-disco.org/privacy/what-f…

Following last week’s decision of the FTC v. Meta case, we wrote these article in @DisCo_Project discussing how the agency’s market definition was the cases biggest flaw and how this might impact the FTC v. Amazon case. A Chronicle of a Failure Foretold. project-disco.org/competition/th…

Last week, U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia James Boasberg ruled that Meta does not hold a monopoly in the social media market. The case failed because the FTC’s contrived market definition was out of touch with market realities. project-disco.org/competition/th…

As policymakers across Europe debate new measures to protect minors on the internet, a pressing question arises: aren’t we about to inadvertently curb the very freedoms that once made the internet a space for growth, creativity, and connection? project-disco.org/european-union…

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U.S. leadership and engagement within the International Telecommunication Union, particularly concerning the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) process, is of critical importance. While WRC-27 may seem distant, the time for preparatory action is rapidly approaching.