Posted by Hope Schumaker on April 3, 2026Courting Disaster: What Do New Social Media Rulings Mean for the Future of Free Speech and American Innovation?Last week, juries in New Mexico and California reached verdicts against Meta and YouTube of $375 million [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on February 11, 2026When a Landmark Trial Misses the Mark Social media use among young people is widespread, but so too are accounts of depression, anxiety, and [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on January 30, 2026Gotta Know When to Fold ‘Em: the FTC Resumes Its Antitrust AggressionLast week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appealed a federal court ruling that Meta antitrust does [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on January 23, 2026New Year, Same Story: Age Verification Measures Distract from Sustainable SolutionsIt didn’t take a crystal ball to guess that 2025 would bring a rush of age verification legislation. In [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on December 4, 2025Virginia’s Warning and a National 19-step Plan: Social Media Restriction and Age Verification MandatesNetChoice, a trade association advocating for free expression and enterprise online, filed a lawsuit [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on October 30, 20252025 Tools for Keeping Kids Safe Online: Innovations Empower Parents, but Parents Must Use ThemPew Research Center reported last year that teenagers are more online than ever before. The majority own [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on September 5, 2025A Swing and a Miss(issippi): An Alternative to Mississippi’s Ill-Fated Age Verification LegislationIn the last few years, state legislatures across the nation have introduced age verification measures. [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on July 17, 2025Willing and Label: The Free Market Is Willing to Help Families—Will a Warning Label Stand in the Way?Labels can be profoundly helpful in many instances. Nutrition information, brands, and medicine dosages, [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on April 10, 2025Let the Loss be a LessonAge verification bills are popping up in legislatures around the country. While the stated purpose of [...]Read more