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Publications: Alex Ambrose

June 2, 2025

AR/VR's Potential in Health Care

AR/VR innovation needs to accelerate in order to meet the critical demands of health care. Policymakers should empower and fund immersive technologies in the health-care industry because of the long-term cost saving benefits and positive impact on patient care.

May 21, 2025

AI Companions Risk Over-Regulation with State Legislation

Instead of legislating AI companions based on a real understanding of the benefits and potential harms of AI companions, states risk over-regulating before the technology can reach its full potential.

April 9, 2025

Comments Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Regarding Data Privacy

A reasonable compromise on federal data privacy should protect and promote innovation by minimizing compliance costs and restrictions on data use, as well as address concrete privacy harms, improve transparency requirements, and strengthen oversight and enforcement.

February 28, 2025

New FTC COPPA Rule Update Does Little for Parents to Protect Children Online

There is still time to adjust the COPPA Rule to better protect children and empower parents without imposing unnecessary burdens on businesses and users.

February 6, 2025

The Kids Off Social Media Act Misses the Mark on Children’s Online Safety

Senators reintroduced the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA), which has many flaws, namely that it complicates compliance for platforms that already disallow children below age 13 and limits users’ ability to fully customize their online experience.

February 5, 2025

Congress, Not States or the Supreme Court, Should Lead the Way in Balancing Children’s Online Safety and Access to Adult Content

Congress needs to step in to prevent a patchwork of state age-verification laws and establish a child-flag system that would better balance adults' access to legal content versus children's access to material intended for mature audiences.

January 24, 2025

Comments to Standards Australia Regarding Children’s Safety in the Metaverse

Standards Australia should establish age-based guidelines for the metaverse using existing content ratings; require device operating systems to create an opt-in “trustworthy child flag” system; work with global, government-led groups to build voluntary industry standards with a focus on interoperability; and promote digital literacy campaigns for children to operate in the metaverse safely.

January 16, 2025

Meta Community Notes and Content Moderation in a Free Market

Meta announced on January 7, 2025 that it was ending its third-party fact-checking program on its social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—and moving to a “Community Notes” model, similar to X, in the United States.

December 12, 2024

The FTC’s Social Media Data Practices Report Is a House of Cards Built on False Assumptions and Unsubstantiated Claims

The FTC’s September 2024 staff report on the data practices of nine major social media and video streaming companies makes four flawed claims: that platforms surveil users, secretly share data with advertisers, collect data to block competitors, and limit consumer choice due to insufficient competition.

November 19, 2024

Social Media Ban for Children Is a Step Backward for Australia

Blocking an entire age group from social media uses a regulatory sledgehammer instead of a scalpel to address complex and evolving online safety issues. It ignores the benefits of social media for young people and the pitfalls of age-verification rules.

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