California's AB 1064 attempts to deputize businesses into serving as censors for the state. Its First Amendment problems make it likely to receive scrutiny from the courts, writes Ben Sperry in his latest post for Truth on the Market. Full article in replies.

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ICYMI: "State data-privacy laws alone impose an estimated $98-112 billion in annual out-of-state compliance costs, with the burden falling disproportionately on smaller businesses." ICLE's regulatory comment on DOJ/NEC effort to address laws with/ out-of-state impacts.🔗s ⬇️

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Geoffrey Manne Ian Adams Dirk Auer kristian stout Brian Albrecht Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Daniel J Gilman Julian Morris Lazar Radic Ben Sperry Press release: laweconcenter.org/icle-welcomes-…

"Regulatory responses should be rooted in factual market effects, not abstract concerns about scale or size." Eric Fruits, Ph.D., Ben Sperry & kristian stout on the Charter/Cox merger. Read the full article from the link below

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ICYMI: California's LEAD for Kids Act has a First Amendment problem, and ICLE Senior Scholar Ben Sperry has thoughts. Read his latest Truth on the Market.

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Are the FCC's decades-old media-ownership rules protecting local programming (especially journalism) or hastening its demise? ICLE Senior Scholar Eric Fruits, Ph.D. shares his perspective in a new Truth on the Market piece.

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As the fracas over Jimmy Kimmel plays out, eyes are on Nexstar and Sinclair. The real fun will be seeing how the FCC deals with its outdated ownership rules.

Read the whole thing over at Truth on the Market: "Your Local News Anchors Might Welcome Their New Corporate Overlords". truthonthemarket.com/2025/09/25/you…

My latest Truth on the Market article explores the FCC's ongoing broadcast-ownership rulemaking and argues that piecemeal regulatory reforms are no longer sufficient amid the rapid shift from broadcast to streaming. As streaming now accounts for nearly half of U.S. television

Read the whole thing at Truth on the Market: "The FCC’s Broadcast-Ownership Review: Will the Agency Open the Door for Comprehensive Reform?" truthonthemarket.com/2025/09/29/the…

Here’s a thought experiment: What would regulation look like if broadcasting technology were invented today in a world where internet distribution already existed? Short answer: Very different. Virtually none of the current regulatory framework governing broadcast would be

Read the whole thing over at Truth on the Market: "A Clean Slate Approach to Broadcast Regulation". truthonthemarket.com/2025/10/02/a-c…

Frank Easterbrook’s "Limits of Antitrust" shows why humility beats hubris in enforcement. @GeoffManne explores the importance of his arguments in a new Truth on the Market series "We Are What We Read." Full article ⬇️

Read the full article in Truth on the Market: truthonthemarket.com/2025/10/06/lim…