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A think tank that seeks to bridge the policy divide between #telecom and #tech through bipartisan consensus.

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Without competition, Apple and Google have failed to protect kids. @RepKatCammack and @RepLoriTrahan's bipartisan App Store Freedom Act would give parents tools & alternatives. @DigtalProInst led a coalition of child safety advocates urging @HouseCommerce to approve the bill.

joellthayer's tweet image. Without competition, Apple and Google have failed to protect kids. @RepKatCammack and @RepLoriTrahan's bipartisan App Store Freedom Act would give parents tools & alternatives.

@DigtalProInst led a coalition of child safety advocates urging @HouseCommerce to approve the bill.
joellthayer's tweet image. Without competition, Apple and Google have failed to protect kids. @RepKatCammack and @RepLoriTrahan's bipartisan App Store Freedom Act would give parents tools & alternatives.

@DigtalProInst led a coalition of child safety advocates urging @HouseCommerce to approve the bill.
joellthayer's tweet image. Without competition, Apple and Google have failed to protect kids. @RepKatCammack and @RepLoriTrahan's bipartisan App Store Freedom Act would give parents tools & alternatives.

@DigtalProInst led a coalition of child safety advocates urging @HouseCommerce to approve the bill.
joellthayer's tweet image. Without competition, Apple and Google have failed to protect kids. @RepKatCammack and @RepLoriTrahan's bipartisan App Store Freedom Act would give parents tools & alternatives.

@DigtalProInst led a coalition of child safety advocates urging @HouseCommerce to approve the bill.

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. @ccianet’s argument in a nutshell: #BigTech has a constitutional right to contract with minors outside of their parents’ purview. Contracts signed by minors are unenforceable, but the app stores, including Apple’s and Google’s, make all users – including children – sign a…

SB2420, Texas’s app store law, violates the #FirstAmendment several times over. It also usurps parental rights, substituting the state’s preferences for parents’ judgments while also burdening parents with app-by-app and purchase-by-purchase intervention. Read more:…

ccianet's tweet image. SB2420, Texas’s app store law, violates the #FirstAmendment several times over. It also usurps parental rights,  substituting the state’s preferences for parents’ judgments while also burdening parents with app-by-app and purchase-by-purchase intervention. Read more:…


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Apple and Google appear to be easily complying with the App Store Accountability Act and helping developers do the same. This, despite breathless claims about impracticability and a privacy/security apocalypse.

SayreEvan's tweet image. Apple and Google appear to be easily complying with the App Store Accountability Act and helping developers do the same.

This, despite breathless claims about impracticability and a privacy/security apocalypse.

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Dozens of business groups urge Trump to double down on strong antitrust enforcement. The President sent a message when he @AAGSlater and @AFergusonFTC to their posts, and they have continued taking important action against Google, Amazon, Meta, Ticketmaster, and others.

SayreEvan's tweet image. Dozens of business groups urge Trump to double down on strong antitrust enforcement. The President sent a message when he @AAGSlater and @AFergusonFTC to their posts, and they have continued taking important action against Google, Amazon, Meta, Ticketmaster, and others.

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Congrats to @joellthayer, @Melissa_M818 and all the advocates who made the App Store Accountability Act law in Texas. Despite Apple's fierce opposition and outlandish claims about the impact of the legislation, they're implementing it. The sky will not fall.

SayreEvan's tweet image. Congrats to @joellthayer, @Melissa_M818 and all the advocates who made the App Store Accountability Act law in Texas. Despite Apple's fierce opposition and outlandish claims about the impact of the legislation, they're implementing it. The sky will not fall.

Thank you to @DuckDuckGo for its very generous donation to the Digital Progress Institute! These resources allow us to continue our mission to promote bipartisan and incremental policies in the tech and telecom space. spreadprivacy.com/p/bd445f49-d08…


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My latest in @HarvardJLPP on the legal case for app store age verification—akin to provisions within @BasedMikeLee & @JohnJamesMI’s App Store Accountability Act. TL/DR: I believe it’s constitutional. journals.law.harvard.edu/jlpp/wp-conten…

joellthayer's tweet image. My latest in @HarvardJLPP on the legal case for app store age verification—akin to provisions within @BasedMikeLee & @JohnJamesMI’s App Store Accountability Act. TL/DR: I believe it’s constitutional. journals.law.harvard.edu/jlpp/wp-conten…

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As @SenatorFischer and @SenatorLujan lead their colleagues to reform and modernize the FCC's Universal Service Fund, I resubmitted comments that @JoinFAI provided to the USF Working Group's predecessor in the prior Congress.

SayreEvan's tweet image. As @SenatorFischer and @SenatorLujan lead their colleagues to reform and modernize the FCC's Universal Service Fund, I resubmitted comments that @JoinFAI provided to the USF Working Group's predecessor in the prior Congress.

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Judge Mehta cited “a healthy dose of judicial humility” as the reason why he couldn’t correct the clear concerns in the general search market even after saying the DOJ had @Google dead to rights violating our laws. I guess we need Congress to step in. newsweek.com/what-google-se…


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In his ruling on Google search, Judge Mehta took us from blockbuster to lackluster, writes @JoelLThayer. While data sharing requirements and restrictions on exclusive contracts are positive steps, they don't address the "full breadth of the harms to competition and consumers."

SayreEvan's tweet image. In his ruling on Google search, Judge Mehta took us from blockbuster to lackluster, writes @JoelLThayer.

While data sharing requirements and restrictions on exclusive contracts are positive steps, they don't address the "full breadth of the harms to competition and consumers."
SayreEvan's tweet image. In his ruling on Google search, Judge Mehta took us from blockbuster to lackluster, writes @JoelLThayer.

While data sharing requirements and restrictions on exclusive contracts are positive steps, they don't address the "full breadth of the harms to competition and consumers."

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The answer is legislation. Bills like the AMERICA Act and Open App Markets Act would address competition issues head on in a way that protracted litigation can't. Read the full analysis here: newsweek.com/what-google-se…


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LIVE: Today at 2:30 PM E.T. — Chairman @BrendanCarrFCC will join @SenTomCotton, @SarahHuckabee, and @AGTimGriffin for a roundtable in Little Rock, Arkansas on contraband cell phones in prisons. Tune in right here on X at @AGTimGriffin or on YouTube 🔗⬇️

FCC's tweet image. LIVE: Today at 2:30 PM E.T. — Chairman @BrendanCarrFCC will join @SenTomCotton, @SarahHuckabee, and @AGTimGriffin for a roundtable in Little Rock, Arkansas on contraband cell phones in prisons.

Tune in right here on X at @AGTimGriffin or on YouTube 🔗⬇️

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Don’t forget to sign up for my discussion with @PatrickMcGee_ today at entrance at 606 I Street NW. Doors open at 4:30 PM EST. Comes with a copy of his book “Apple in China”! Registration link is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Hope to see you all there!

Apple’s dealings in China raise a whole host of concerns that range from economic to national security. @PatrickMcGee_’s “Apple In China” is a comprehensive account of how we got here and a must-read. Come get your free copy at @DigitalProInst’s event where I interview him on…



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Apple’s dealings in China raise a whole host of concerns that range from economic to national security. @PatrickMcGee_’s “Apple In China” is a comprehensive account of how we got here and a must-read. Come get your free copy at @DigitalProInst’s event where I interview him on…

Come watch DPI President @joellthayer discuss @PatrickMcGee_’s new book “Apple In China” on September 3rd at 4:30 PM at Sixth&I. We will also provide attendees with/ a free copy of the book. Details and registration in link: mailchi.mp/bc2fe41139cc/a…



Come watch DPI President @joellthayer discuss @PatrickMcGee_’s new book “Apple In China” on September 3rd at 4:30 PM at Sixth&I. We will also provide attendees with/ a free copy of the book. Details and registration in link: mailchi.mp/bc2fe41139cc/a…

Please join us for a conversation with @PatrickMcGee_ about his newly released book, Apple in China, which offers an eye-opening account of Apple’s rise alongside China’s—and what it means for the future of tech and trade. Here’s the link to register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

joellthayer's tweet image. Please join us for a conversation with @PatrickMcGee_ about his newly released book, Apple in China, which offers an eye-opening account of Apple’s rise alongside China’s—and what it means for the future of tech and trade.

Here’s the link to register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…


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Big Tech's data centers profit from broadband without paying, while @FCC $8B USF relies on landline surcharges. Time to reform so those who benefit from broadband networks contribute financially. #BroadbandAccess @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…


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Great piece by @RoslynLayton on the need for USF reform and how #BigTech's free riding fully justifies augmenting its contribution base to include them. Also, huge thank you for the shout-out to @DigitalProInst's economic paper! Link to paper: digitalprogress.tech/wp-content/upl…

Big Tech's data centers profit from broadband without paying, while @FCC $8B USF relies on landline surcharges. Time to reform so those who benefit from broadband networks contribute financially. #BroadbandAccess @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…



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The App Store Accountability Act says "teenagers can't just go download an app where something bad might happen without a parent being involved in that." @jasonrapert highlights a state model from @ChristLawmakers.


‼️We have a new economic white paper on USF reform! Check it out here: digitalprogress.tech/wp-content/upl…

DigitalProInst's tweet image. ‼️We have a new economic white paper on USF reform! 

Check it out here: digitalprogress.tech/wp-content/upl…

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First senate hearing testimony in the books! Huge thank you to @MarshaBlackburn and @SenAmyKlobuchar (along with their respective staff) for inviting me to testify in @SenJudiciaryGOP’s subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law on why we need a federal #privacy framework.

joellthayer's tweet image. First senate hearing testimony in the books! Huge thank you to @MarshaBlackburn and @SenAmyKlobuchar (along with their respective staff) for inviting me to testify in @SenJudiciaryGOP’s subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law on why we need a federal #privacy framework.

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