President & CEO, @CCIAnet; Co-founder, @DTSPartnership. Pronounced "Shears".
Washington, DC
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"A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses [which] appears to be siphoning images collected by a widely-used identity verification company based in Louisiana." krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/…
The FTC & states’ case against Amazon presents an odd theory of consumer harm: advertisers were “overcharged” where they paid—at most—what they bid for ads. Often less. At 180 pages, there's only cursory reference to consumers, yet this is supposedly a consumer protection case.
We strongly disagree with the FTC's claims. See our full response here. aboutamazon.com/company-news…
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RT @ccianet: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a preliminary injunction that blocked Texas from enforcing its social media la…
Today in CCIA et al. v. Paxton, the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's injunction of TX HB18, the SCOPE Act, on the basis that it is preempted by 47 U.S.C. 230. My statement here:
ccianet.org/news/2026/07/fif…
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🚨I’m hiring: Vice President, Head of U.S. Public Policy @ccianet — a senior role for a team leader who knows not just what good policy is, but how it gets made.
Tech policy is everywhere; help shape it.
Full details ⤵️
ccianet.org/about/careers/vp…
This essay by @superwuster is textbook free speech sophistry: contending that some forms of communication are not really “speech” at all.
nytimes.com/2026/03/14/opini…
Today, authorities might dictate online recommendations and platform design. Tomorrow, they impose limits on search, messaging, and online association. And then, they ban online dissemination of disfavored opinions.
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Congrats to @dtspartnership & partners on today’s publication of the SAFE Framework as ISO/IEC 25389. This 1st-of-its-kind int'l standard marks years of pioneering work by online safety professionals to establish processes & best practices for mitigating online risk.
DTSP is excited to announce that its Safe Framework Specification has been formally published as an international standard, ISO/IEC 25389.
This is a landmark achievement, reflecting a sustained commitment to advancing online safety on a global scale.
dtspartnership.org/press-rel…
It is encouraging that Canada has walked back the proposed Digital Services Tax on U.S. digital exporters. Other nations considering this approach should follow suit and instead participate in ongoing multilateral processes to modernize taxation.
nytimes.com/2025/06/29/world…
Pausing AI interventions at the state level to ensure a consistent federal approach has a well-documented historical precedent — the Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998.
ccianet.org/articles/learnin…
Matt Schruers retweeted
Happy (slightly belated) anniversary to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, because nothing says innovation like reliving one of our country's worst trade blunders. Let's learn from our history and end tariffs that hurt American businesses and consumers.
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However, 50 conflicting state AI laws could cut savings in half—costing $2.4–4.7 B/year. Getting the biggest productivity boost from AI requires preemption, to make broadband deployment under BEAD and everywhere else maximally efficient. ccianet.org/articles/ai-adop…
Matt Schruers retweeted
New analysis reveals generative AI could cut broadband buildout CAPEX by 5–10%—unlocking $4.7–9.5 B/year in redeployed investment. That’s faster fiber & wireless-based rollouts and hundreds of thousands more homes connected without raising costs under BEAD. #Broadband #AI
what the helvetica
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1/4 Over a year ago, when US regulators were saying how "pleased" they were to have blocked an @Amazon deal to save @iRobot, I predicted the FTC's objection would leave consumers with fewer options. nitter.gq/MSchruers/status/17528…
No federal official should be "pleased" about lost American jobs... 1/2
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3/4 Many iRobot competitors are overseas. By blocking this deal, the FTC ensured the droids mapping American homes are likelier to be made in China. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec…
