P.S. this was written on a plane between two presentations at one conference and another work event the next day so I’m even more thankful than usual for the help from Cato’s communication team on revising the drafts
My thoughts on the Montana TikTok ban and the problems that could happen with banning apps or other similar actions on a state level
https://themessenger.com/opinion/can-montana-stop-the-clock-on-tiktok-with-a-ban?fbclid=IwAR2WMrCCYGBi0l9dnejZFKOau4EMxNwWZOKLad_gwMH3mXEgRX5PgwkGPf8&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
Breaking: Taamneh reversed, failed to state a claim, Gonzalez vacated to be reconsidered in light of Taamneh.
This is pretty much what the 9th Cir. should have done in the first place and avoided the mess.
While there’s good news out of SCOTUS, there’s concerning news that Montana just banned TikTok
As I wrote about in the context of federal proposals such legislation has significant 1A concerns usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
📆 May 25 in DC/virtual: Cato Institute: 5 Years of EU’s GDPR: Impact and Lessons Learned https://www.cato.org/events/five-years-eus-general-data-protection-regulation-impact-lessons-learned with our Brandon Pugh, Nathan Lindfors of Engine, Lee Matheson Future of Privacy, @jrhuddles.bsky.social
