Press Releases

Nearly half of Americans (46 percent) oppose new data center developments in their communities, and barely a quarter (26 percent) support them. That gives data centers the least support by a wide margin among 10 types of local development the poll tested.

Meta’s settlement highlights the consequences of leaving Congress’ job to courts, state lawmakers, and technology companies: Companies face potentially massive litigation over standards that federal lawmakers have not established, courts face complex questions of public policy with scant legal precedent, and families face a confusing patchwork of rules that varies by state and platform.

Following the successful landing of a first-stage booster by Chinese rocket company Landspace, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from Policy Analyst Ellis Scherer.

Governor Shapiro is right that data center development should be transparent, that companies should engage with communities, and that they should pay the full cost of the electricity and infrastructure they require. But today's executive order goes too far. It mixes sensible safeguards with unnecessary restrictions and rhetoric that risks making responsible investment harder.

Following ABC’s lawsuit against the FCC to stop an early license renewal process for eight affiliated stations, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from ITIF Policy Analyst Ellis Scherer.

Paramount’s request for a $1.88 billion bond is reasonable given the enormous costs imposed when litigation delays a merger that federal antitrust authorities have reviewed and cleared.

Following the French Constitutional Council’s decision to strike down a bill that would have banned children under 15 from accessing social media, ITIF issued the following statement from Senior Policy Manager Ash Johnson.

A new ITIF report outlines which chatbot safety policies policymakers should pursue—and which they should avoid—to better protect children while preserving children's access to the benefits AI chatbots can provide.

President Trump’s announcement that the administration is initiating a Section 301 investigation puts Brussels on notice that discriminatory attacks against U.S. technology firms will not stand.

The European Commission’s decision to fine Google $1 billion for alleged violations of the DMA's bans on self-preferencing using Google Search and anti-steering practices in Google’s Play Store is yet more evidence of the regulation's discriminatory targeting of America’s leading innovators.