If only there were some way to increase the documentation requirements for all foreign shipments and cap the use of the de minimis exemption for high-volume sellers….

My Valentine's Day hot take 🌹🌷💐: The U.S. should officially move Valentine's Day to late spring to reduce the carbon footprint of consumers buying imported cut flowers flown thousands of miles on refrigerated planes and support domestic growers.

While the majority of the U.S. public values the internet—our laws, policies, & markets haven’t caught up to ensuring & protecting this necessity. Open Tech Institute's Chhaya Kapadia (Chhaya Kapadia - chhayakapadia.bsky.social) & Emily Tavenner (Emily Tavenner) discuss closing the U.S. digital divide. 📶 bit.ly/3wkjUPe

We’re hiring a full-time, paid communications intern for the summer! If you want to grow your communications skills and are fascinated by tech policy, be sure to apply!

We must address the negative impacts of the internet on #YouthMentalHealth, but #KOSA is a censorship bill that creates entirely new mental health risks. Restricting young people's access to key information and social support isn't the answer. newamerica.org/better-life-la…

Congressional holdouts have their answer: #ACP enables connectivity for those who otherwise would not be consistently (or ever) online!

Live from the frontlines:

“Rather than just focusing on ‘saving’ democracy from the threat of a one-day dictator, as if democracy were a static thing … we should do more to expand its reach.” 🗳️ Political Reform's Mark Schmitt -- moved to Bluesky on Super Tuesday and democracy as an active process: bit.ly/433THR3

OTI Urges President Biden to Spotlight U.S. Tech Challenges in the State of the Union Address newamerica.org/oti/press-rele… via @newamerica Open Tech Institute

I had the opportunity to interview recent Open Tech Institute Fellow Eirliani A Rahman! Her research on combatting indirect swarming can lead to changing online spaces for the better.

So excited for another sure-to-be banger from my favorite author!!! 🧙‍♀️🔮🪄

The US desperately needs a federal comprehensive #privacy legislation, the baseline for action on platforms, AI and national security. Sen. Maria Cantwell & CathyMcMorrisRodgers just introduced #APRA! A positive first step! (1/2) commerce.senate.gov/2024/4/committ…

It's inspiring to see people pre-ordering WITCHCRAFT while I'm still writing it. But this Friday is the day it FINALLY squirms out of my grasp.

How can we ensure that #LGBTQ youth remain connected, safe & informed online? Join Open Tech Institute on June 27 at 1 p.m. EDT for a virtual #PrideMonth event, featuring LGBT Tech's Shae Gardner and a keynote from Fight for the Future’s Evan Greer is on Mastodon and Bluesky! RSVP: buff.ly/3RyWGN6

How do tech policy trends & kids online safety bills, such as #KOSA, disproportionately impact #LGBTQ youth online? Open Tech Institute recently explored this question w/ a virtual event, featuring a keynote from Fight for the Future’s Evan Greer is on Mastodon and Bluesky! Watch the recording here: newamerica.org/oti/events/onl…

My first Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report is here! I'm so excited and proud of this one. The dichotomy between children driving the market for immersive tech while also participating in systems not designed with them in mind was a fascinating topic to explore. 3 interesting tidbits I learned: 🧵

As the sun sets on the International Network of AI Safety Institutes’ 1st meeting, read this post by Lilian Coral & Emily Tavenner, who note that true global cooperation on #AI requires involving civil society, academic institutions, policymakers & business leaders: newamerica.org/oti/blog/to-ac…

The sky probably isn't falling on BEAD, but the new guidance is mostly bad, and it doesn't achieve what it sets out to do—I wouldn't even call it tech neutral newsweek.com/thanks-new-gui…