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Google found guilty of monopolizing online advertising as fight against Big Tech goes bipartisan

6 days ago | reason.org | Max Gulker

A federal court issued a partial verdict against Google on Thursday in an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which accused it of monopolizing the online advertising market. Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia found Google in violation of the Sherman Act “by willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in two parts of the online advertising market.
Best practices for development of a federal artificial intelligence action plan

1 month ago | reason.org | Max Gulker |Richard Sill |Adrian Moore

A version of the following federal comment was submitted in response to the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office’s (NCO) request for information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan. We applaud President Trump’s Executive Order (E.O.) 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, signed on January 23, 2025.
Jen Sidorova, Policy Analyst at Reason Foundation

1 month ago | reason.org | Jen Sidorova |Nicole Shekhovtsova |Max Gulker |Zachary Christensen

Jen Sidorova is a policy analyst at Reason Foundation. Her areas of expertise include technology policy, pension reform, recruitment and retention of public sector employees, and housing regulation. Sidorova's work has been published in the Buffalo News, Governing and Fox News, The Washington Times, Orange County Register, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, NJ.com, MarketWatch, The Clarion-Ledger, Union-Sun & Journal, Real Clear Policy, Townhall, and Yahoo! Money.
Virginia House Bill 1624 would heavily regulate social media

2 months ago | reason.org | Max Gulker

A version of the following public comment was submitted to the Virginia House Communications, Technology and Innovation Committee on January 26, 2025. Virginia House Bill 1624 (H.B. 1624) intends to require that minors have parental consent to access social media. Along with the many heavily debated pros and cons of online age restrictions and parental consent in general, H.B. 1624 opens the door to negative unintended consequences due to how it is written.
Price gouging: Much ado about nothing | Your Observer

Nov 20, 2024 | yourobserver.com | Adrian Moore |Max Gulker

As Floridians rebuild and recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the issue of price gouging always captivates politicians and the media. Headlines after both storms declare hundreds of incidents reported to state officials in Florida and across the Southeast. Florida law defines price gouging as an “unconscionable” price hike during a declared state of emergency and for what it deems essential goods, including food, water, gasoline and transportation.
Missouri Amendment 3 would constitutionally protect reproductive freedom

Nov 1, 2024 | reason.org | Max Gulker

SummaryMissouri’s Amendment 3 would add language to the state constitution protecting the right to reproductive freedom, defined as:“[T]he right to make and carry out decisions about all matters relating to reproductive health care, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control, abortion care, miscarriage care, and respectful birthing conditions.”The Amendment also allows the state legislature to regulate abortion after fetal viability.
Economists receive 2024 Nobel for work on institutions and economic prosperity

Oct 18, 2024 | reason.org | Kyle Abbott |Max Gulker

Economists have long been fascinated by questions of what institutions, from government laws to societal customs, are most conducive to prosperity. However, to many, it was unclear how the boom in empirical data-driven research enabled by computing technology would address these questions. Ideas about history, individual freedom, and colonial legacy—of great importance when studying institutions—can be hard to quantify and analyze with an economist’s modern toolkit.
Maryland Question 1 would establish a right to reproductive freedom

Sep 24, 2024 | reason.org | Max Gulker

Summary Maryland Question 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment, would add a new section to the Declaration of Rights in the Maryland Constitution establishing a right to reproductive freedom in the state: That every person, as a central component of an individual’s rights to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including but not limited to the ability to make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue, or end one’s own pregnancy.
Nevada Question 6 would establish a right to abortion

Sep 24, 2024 | reason.org | Max Gulker

Summary Nevada Question 6, the Right to Abortion Initiative, would add Article 1, Section 25 to the state’s constitution, in part reading: All individuals shall have a fundamental right to abortion performed or administered by a qualified health care practitioner until fetal viability, or when needed to protect the life or health of the pregnant patient, without interference from the state or its political subdivisions.
Colorado Amendment 79 would create constitutional right to abortion

Sep 24, 2024 | reason.org | Max Gulker

Summary Colorado Amendment 79, the Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage Initiative, would add Section 32 to Article II of the state’s constitution, reading: The right to abortion is hereby recognized. Government shall not deny, impede, or discriminate against the exercise of that right, including prohibiting health insurance coverage for abortion.