Communications and Technology
Model Policies
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Act Relating to Prohibited Applications on Government-Issued Devices Draft
Be It Enacted by this legislative body that: Section 1. The statute is created to read: Use of applications from foreign countries of concern prohibited. (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Department” means the Department of Management Services or other relevant state agency.
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Statement of Principles on Broadband Internet Access Service Non-Regulation Draft
Whereas, broadband internet access service is inherently an interstate service. Whereas, there has been a long-standing, bipartisan consensus that broadband internet access service should be free of unnecessary regulation. Whereas, in the wake of the FCC’s 2015 Title II reclassification order, broadband providers’ capital investment declined.1 Whereas, after the FCC’s…
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Statement of Principles on News Censorship Draft
Principles Determinations of misinformation, disinformation and malinformation are inherently political and subjective criteria. Any organization claiming to engage in “fact-checking” or identifying misinformation, disinformation or malinformation is using subjective criteria to censor speech. What constitutes misinformation, disinformation or malinformation is an inherently political determination that chills free speech and Freedom…
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An Act Restraining State and Local Governmental Use of Mobile or Online Software Applications and Electronic Devices Under Control of a Foreign Adversary Draft
Model Policy Be it Enacted by the Legislature of [STATE]: SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (a) “State agency” means an association, authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, institution, system, office, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law. (b)…
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Internet Safety Resource Act Draft
Model Policy (1) Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the words defined in this section have the meaning given. (a) “Internet” means the combination of computer facilities and electromagnetic transmission media, and related equipment and software, comprising the interconnected worldwide network of computer networks that employ the Transmission Control…
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Internet Free Speech Act Draft
Where appropriate, amend the campaign finance law and, where necessary, the lobbying law to provide an exemption for the definition of “expenditure” or similar term as follows: The term “expenditure” does not include: any communications over the internet, except for disbursements for express advocacy communications placed…
Press Releases
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ALEC Releases 23 New Model Policies from 50th Annual Meeting
Arlington, Va. – The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is proud to announce the release of 23 new model policies on vital issues facing the American public,…
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New Report Warns of European Threat to American-Led Tech Innovation
Arlington, Va. (Oct. 26, 2022) – Today, the American Legislative Exchange Council released a new report, A Threat to American Tech Innovation: The European Union’s Digital Markets Act. The…