OTI Urges Senate to Table FCC Nomination, Focus on Pandemic
The Senate should table this nomination and focus on the pandemic relief legislation everyone's been waiting for since March.
Tech Governance
The Flaws in the Content Moderation System: The Middle East Case Study
Spandana Singh examines how platforms content moderation efforts play out in the Middle East.
Let’s Talk About The Other Social Dilemmas
Spandana Singh looks at the conversation started by Netflix's docudrama, and where we need to go further.
The Election is Nearly Here. Are Internet Platforms Ready?
OTI has dozens of recommendations for platforms and policymakers to improve the response to election disinformation and voter suppression.
OTI and Coalition Oppose the SAFE DATA Act
The bill would put the burden of protecting privacy on individual users, rather than the companies that exploit personal data.
OTI Responds to European Consultation on Digital Services Act
The Commission should strive to develop a rights-respecting framework for transparency and accountability from internet platforms.
OTI and RDR Urge FCC to Deny NTIA Rulemaking Petition on Troubling Section 230 Proposal
If the FCC accepts, it will join an effort to bully platforms into moderating content according to the administration's desires.
OTI Submits Statement for the Record in Congressional Antitrust Hearing with Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google CEOs
Recommends antitrust enforcers expand their understanding of consumer welfare, and that Congress pass strong data privacy legislation.
OTI Submits Statement for the Record in Congressional Hearing on the PACT Act
While the PACT Act is a significant improvement over other recent proposals to amend Section 230, OTI has several remaining concerns.
EARN IT Act as Passed by Committee Remains Problematic and Ineffective Despite Coalition Opposition
OTI strongly opposes the EARN IT Act. Despite amendments, the threats posed by the original bill to encryption and free expression remain.
OTI and Coalition Urge Global Regulators to Closely Scrutinize Google/Fitbit Merger
Groups outline serious competition and data privacy concerns with the proposed deal.
OTI Statement for the Record in Congressional Hearing on Combating Online Misinformation and Disinformation
OTI submitted a statement for the record recommending greater transparency & accountability around combating mis/disinformation.
Apple and Google’s COVID-19 Tool is “Interoperable.” What Does That Mean?
While the protocols that run the internet are still fundamentally interoperable, many prominent services are not.
