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Patrick Hedger

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Promoting an internet built on free enterprise and free expression, and some other moderately-educated thoughts on policy. Director of Policy @NetChoice.

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The massive patchwork of state-level AI legislation in 2025 alone would crush innovators under an avalanche of red tape, kneecapping America from being able to effectively compete with global rivals like China. Energy and Commerce Committee Rep. Brett Guthrie's approach is commendable and will help

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There are constitutional ways to protect American families without jeopardizing free expression and free enterprise online. NetChoice hopes to work with lawmakers on meaningful, lawful proposals, including:

There are constitutional ways to protect American families without jeopardizing free expression and free enterprise online. 

NetChoice hopes to work with lawmakers on meaningful, lawful proposals, including:
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Last night, Energy and Commerce Committee advanced this proposal. Thank you Rep. Brett Guthrie and members of the committee for helping ensure American AI isn’t crushed under the weight of a massive regulatory patchwork. Congress should now ensure it is passed to support US innovators.

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Senate reintroduces landmark censorship legislation. Government control isn’t child safety, and an unconstitutional bill protects no one.

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🚨🚫 Congress Must Reject Landmark Censorship Legislation, KOSA WASHINGTON—Today, a group of Senators said they’d be reintroducing the incorrectly branded “Kids Online Safety Act.” Let’s be clear: this proposal is a speech code for the internet. It will increase government

🚨🚫 Congress Must Reject Landmark Censorship Legislation, KOSA

WASHINGTON—Today, a group of Senators said they’d be reintroducing the incorrectly branded “Kids Online Safety Act.” 

Let’s be clear: this proposal is a speech code for the internet. It will increase government
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2016: AI will replace all radiologists! 2025: “The predicted extinction of radiologists provides a telling case study. So far, A.I. is proving to be a powerful medical tool to increase efficiency and magnify human abilities, rather than take anyone’s job.”

2016: AI will replace all radiologists!

2025: “The predicted extinction of radiologists provides a telling case study. So far, A.I. is proving to be a powerful medical tool to increase efficiency and magnify human abilities, rather than take anyone’s job.”
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KOSA mirrors online censorship regimes from Europe and the UK. In these countries, citizens have been silenced and even arrested for legitimate speech. This should be a wake-up call for America—we shouldn’t import a European censorship playbook. cei.org/blog/a-bluepri…

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America must fight for our free speech rights. They have helped propel our republic & fuel our innovative spirit. If we hope to preserve our values, online and offline, we must reject blueprints for control, lead the world by example, and continue to embrace free expression.