Joel Thayer

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Joel Thayer is the president of the Digital Progress Institute.

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    If Congress Wants One National Standard for Online Child Safety, It Must Earn It

    Joel Thayer
    The House of Representatives recently passed a bipartisan online child safety package. But the debate isn’t about child safety alone. It’s about preemption. The legislation is part of an ongoing national conversation over Big Tech’s outsized influence on children’s mental health, the rapid development of artificial intelligence, and the role parents should play as these…
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    Why Trump’s Tech Defense in the EU Is an ‘America First’ Policy

    Joel Thayer
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    Why Conservatives Should Oppose the Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger

    Joel Thayer
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    Illegal Chinese Vapes Are a National Emergency

    Joel Thayer
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    To Fight Fake News, We Must Rein in AI

    Joel Thayer
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    MAHA: FDA Must Address Influx of Dangerous Illicit Chinese Electronic Cigarettes

    Joel Thayer
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    Tech Titans’ First Amendment Court Case Tries to Have It Both Ways

    Joel Thayer
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    A Way to Protect Kids Online That Passes Constitutional Muster

    Kara Frederick | Joel Thayer
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    Parents to Big Tech: ‘We Want Our Children Back!’

    Joel Thayer | Kara Frederick