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As every sector of the global economy and nearly every facet of modern society undergo digital transformation, ITIF advocates for policies that spur not just the development of IT innovations, but more importantly their adoption and use throughout the economy. In the area of Internet policy, ITIF's work covers issues related to taxation, e-commerce, digital copyright, global Internet governance, and digital currencies.
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How Congress Can Foster a Digital Single Market in America
In areas ranging from data privacy to content moderation, states are creating patchworks of regulation that confuse consumers, complicate compliance, and undermine the digital economy. It’s time for Congress to step in and establish a consistent national approach to digital policy.
How to Address Political Speech on Social Media in the United States
Policymakers could improve content moderation on social media by building international consensus on content moderation guidelines, providing more resources to address state-sponsored disinformation, and increasing transparency in content moderation decisions.
Section 230 Series: The Law’s History, Its Impact, Its Problems (Real and Imagined), and the Path Forward for Reform
In a comprehensive analysis, ITIF concludes any reform to Section 230 should preserve the fundamental principle that liability for content should reside with the content creator while also ensuring online platforms are held responsible for their own conduct.
More Publications and Events
July 8, 2026|Events
How Should the US Respond to Foreign Regulation of Online Speech?
Join ITIF for a discussion with the architect of the GRANITE Act and other leading experts on the challenges posed by foreign regulation of online speech and the policy options available to address them.
June 30, 2026|Events
The New Push for a National Data Privacy Standard
Join ITIF for an expert panel discussion on the current state of federal privacy negotiations and the path forward for Congress.
June 23, 2026|Events
Backdoors and Blowback: What Bill C-22 Means for Canadians
Please join ITIF’s Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness for a virtual panel on what Bill C-22 would actually do, why building in backdoors tends to introduce new security risks rather than contain them, and what a more targeted approach could look like.
June 16, 2026|Events
How to Protect Kids From Chatbots Without Bans
Join ITIF for a discussion on recently introduced chatbot safety bills up for debate in Congress, including the GUARD Act and CHATBOT Act, and what policymakers, parents, and platforms could do to protect children without bans.
June 11, 2026|Blogs
The NO FAKES Act Needs Changes to Protect Video Games
The NO FAKES Act would create a much-needed federal right of publicity to protect individuals from unauthorized digital replicas, but Congress should narrow the bill’s definition of “digital replica” to avoid unintentionally restricting legitimate uses and innovation, particularly in the video game industry.
June 9, 2026|Events
Canada's Cloud Sovereignty: Where Should the Lines Fall?
Watch the first event in the Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness's series of discussions on Canadian tech policy. This discussion examined how Canada should think about sovereignty in cloud and compute, what current proposals get right and wrong, and what a more disciplined approach to digital dependence would look like.
June 9, 2026|Blogs
The CNN-Perplexity Lawsuit Is Not Just Another AI Copyright Case
Unlike training-data disputes, CNN's lawsuit against Perplexity alleges near-verbatim reproduction of its journalism through AI search products. Policymakers should favor targeted enforcement—not sweeping AI restrictions.
June 8, 2026|Blogs
A Ban on Personalized Pricing Is Not Consumer Protection
A ban on personalized pricing would not make Canada more affordable; it would eliminate discounts at the bottom of the distribution and raise the floor for price-sensitive shoppers, the very consumers these proposals aim to protect.
June 3, 2026|Reports & Briefings
The State of Privacy: Lessons From State Laws for a National Framework
The United States’ patchwork approach to privacy is unworkable in the long term. But that patchwork is already here, and Congress can learn from the policies states have implemented to craft a national data privacy framework.
May 28, 2026|Reports & Briefings
How Personalization Drives Consumer Choice and Autonomy
As new technologies such as AI expand both user-directed and provider-driven personalization capabilities in digital systems, policymakers should ensure that personalization strengthens transparency, accountability, and user control rather than constrain its development.
