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💡🇺🇸 NEW: White House Releases AI Framework to Govern Tech for Americans Nationwide WASHINGTON—Today, @WhiteHouse @WHOSTP47 released a National Framework for Artificial Intelligence, which provides a blueprint for Congress to govern this nascent technology across America. “When it comes to AI, the Trump White House understands what is at stake and what it will take to win the future. AI is a true general-purpose technology with the capability to revolutionize every industry and bring about unparalleled new economic growth and prosperity. Americans have enjoyed immense benefits from leading the world in the internet age, from the efficiencies and conveniences provided by digital services and smart devices to economic and cultural power projection abroad,” said @pat_hedger, NetChoice Director of Policy. “The Trump administration understands that it was a light-touch regulatory environment, not 50 different confusing and conflicting regulatory regimes, that enabled the internet revolution and that innovation and investment in winning the AI future for America will require a similar approach.” Hedger continued: “While this framework is a positive step forward, on proposals like age assurance, the devil is in the details to ensure Americans do not face censorship for protected speech. The framework contains strong language on ‘preventing censorship and protecting free speech,’ but NetChoice cautions against laws that impose unconstitutional barriers to access, such as ID mandates, which endanger the privacy of users of all ages. Our cases from Arkansas to California and Ohio should inform Congress on this issue, and NetChoice stands ready to help enact a constitutional, effective framework for American AI dominance.” Read the White House’s National AI Policy Framework below ⤵️

The White House just handed Congress a roadmap for protecting American innovation and preventing states from censoring speech — we’ll fight to make sure that’s the law Congress actually passes

@bradrcarson @NathanLeamerDC @SpeakerJohnson @SteveScaliseGOP @HouseCommerce @JudiciaryGOP @housescience “While this framework is a positive step forward, on proposals like age assurance, the devil is in the details to ensure Americans do not face censorship for protected speech,” @pat_hedger

It’s funny. The government will regularly complain about “misinformation” when people are talking about things in ways they don’t like. But here’s Ofcom blatantly pushing out misinformation to make it seem reasonable. As if anyone needed more reason to reject governmental attempts at censorship and narrative control. God bless the First Amendment.

Digital ID requirements do two things: block your access to lawful speech and create massive security risks that lead to data breaches. Age verification laws undermine safety for everyone, especially kids.

Lawmakers are considering new rules that could restrict these digital tools that companies are using to help families save money. Instead of more red tape, we need a clear, federal data privacy standard that protects consumers instead of punishing them at the checkout counter. buff.ly/tysYacN

From personalized grocery deals to discounts on baby formula, data-driven pricing is the modern version of clipping coupons from the Sunday paper. These tools help you get deals tailored to your needs and help small businesses compete.

Read our meaningful and legal solutions for digital safety HERE: buff.ly/DFlltK3

From Virginia to California, Maryland, Arkansas, and more, NetChoice is securing victories against laws that censor speech and undermine security online. Lawmakers can protect Americans and our families without burning down the First Amendment.

Read why the consumer welfare standard is essential to a competitive retail sector: buff.ly/WpJTJ1t

The consumer welfare standard is the north star of U.S. antitrust policy. It ensures antitrust enforcement focuses on what matters most: Americans.

For decades, the consumer welfare standard has delivered a dynamic economy. Abandoning it for vague standards would deliver Americans higher prices and less choice. Let’s keep the focus where it belongs: on the consumer.

America must not emulate Europe's antitrust policy failures that have already harmed our jobs, companies, and economic health. Read more by @pat_hedger:buff.ly/O8pjnkr

European regulators (with the help of Biden’s radical progressive antitrust agenda) didn’t just stop the iRobot merger. They kneecapped a frontier American company, killed hundreds of U.S. jobs, and provided a massive, unearned victory to Chinese state-backed competitors.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that how a platform organizes content is protected editorial judgment. #HB227 bans "profile-based feeds" for minors. That's not regulating a feature — it's regulating speech. Kentucky courts will have to sort it out and it won't be cheap. #1A

Thank God for the First Amendment 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

The claim that AI data centers are draining America’s water supply falls apart under basic SCRUTINY. Data centers use LESS than 0.5% of U.S. freshwater, while leaky infrastructure wastes over 15 times more and irrigation uses more than 100 times as much. There is also NO documented case anywhere in the country where AI infrastructure has increased household water prices.

"Data centers are draining our water" is the new "plastic straws are destroying the ocean." It's a hoax, and many people pushing it know it's not true. At AFPI (@A1policy) we wrote a piece breaking down the numbers: 1) Data centers use very little water > Somewhere between 0.2% and 0.5% of U.S. freshwater consumption > 15x less water than we lose each year to leaky pipes > The biggest data center of 2024 uses less water than 3 square miles of farmland (America has 1.3 million) 2) Local water impacts are small, too > In one of the country’s most “water stressed” counties, data centers are 0.12% of its water use (golf courses are 3.8%) 3) This hasn’t stopped lawmakers from fearmongering about data centers > 5 senators, including Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey, wrote a letter to the admin complaining about data center water use > Lawmakers have introduced legislation and called for data center moratoriums because of fake water use claims. Denver might enact one soon 4) Data centers are one of America’s greatest strengths > Huge local tax revenues > The AI data center boom has created tremendous economic growth > Wages in construction and the trades have skyrocketed (construction up >30% because of data centers) We end by suggesting some ways to accelerate the data center buildout, while protecting local communities' interests. Full piece here: americafirstpolicy.com/issues/the-dat…

🚨🚨 @FoxNews: 1 BILLION identity records exposed in ID verification data leak — INCLUDING +203 MILLION America records Governments requiring Digital ID w/ "age verification" mandates create MASSIVE security risks The threat is NOT hypothetical. Another unfortunate example: