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reason. org > commentary > congress-doesnt-need-to-abandon-the-actual-knowledge-standard-to-keep-kids-safe-online

Congress doesn't need to abandon the "actual knowledge" standard to keep kids safe online

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (208+ words) Now that companies face less risk in collecting age-related information for verification, they face greater pressure to ensure their age-determination systems are sufficiently accurate to withstand scrutiny if enforcement comes later. When penalties are this large and the standard for…...

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reason. org > commentary > newsom-can-harness-ai-improve-california-government-without-stifling-innovation

Gov. Newsom can harness AI to improve California's government without limiting innovation

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (290+ words) California leads in AI, and we're going to use every tool we have to ensure companies protect people's rights, not exploit them or put them in harm's way," Gov. Newsom said. While others in Washington are designing policy and creating…...

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reason. org > event > reason-versus-big-tech

REASON VERSUS " Big Tech Does More Good Than Harm

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (300+ words) Reason's Robby Soave and Elizabeth Nolan Brown debate Breaking Points' Emily Jashinsky and Ryan Grim on the value of Big Tech. Watch it Wednesday, December 10, 7 p. m. at Miracle Theatre in Washington, D. C. Join'Reason'and our friends at'Breaking Points'for this thought-provoking debate about the…...

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reason. org > commentary > gov-desantis-takes-positive-policy-approach-to-data-centers-despite-his-negative-tech-rhetoric

Gov. De Santis takes positive policy approach to data centers despite his negative tech rhetoric

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (731+ words) Florida's'Senate Bill 484'puts into place much of what Gov. De Santis called for in the data center proposal packaged as part of his Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, including provisions that protect Florida households from higher electricity bills and require…...

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reason. org > commentary > recapping-californias-2025-tech-policy-bills

Recapping California's 2025 tech policy bills

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (124+ words) California's new tech laws by topic area Nicole Shekhovtsova is a technology policy analyst at Reason Foundation. California's Assembly Bill 1043 represents a meaningful advancement in the national debate on age verification. By Richard Sill January 5, 2026 The App Store Freedom Act…...

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reason. org > commentary > new-yorks-raise-act-expands-executive-power-over-ai-at-the-expense-of-legislative-oversight

New York's RAISE Act expands executive power over AI at the expense of legislative oversight

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (187+ words) Supporters of the RAISE Act, however, argue that the law merely codifies promises that leading AI firms have already made. As Bores explained in a statement on the official New York website of his office, For industries that depend on…...