It has not been the practice on this blog to endorse candidates or even political views, with a few exceptions as to attempts at internet regulation that may be misguided. We make an exception on this page (i) because it involves a State Senate district in the heart of Silicon Valley in the California State…
The Russian’s use of social media platforms to influence the 2016 election and the fallout from Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal has triggered calls for regulation of the tech sector, but with no proposals emerging. Earlier this month, former acting-Commerce Secretary Cameron Kerry called for reviving the Obama-era Privacy Bill of Rights. Enter Senate Intelligence Committee…
Fixing A Broken Campaign System From Dark Money to Online Ads Ann Ravel – Former Chair Federal Elections Commission LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK LINK In 2012, Ann Ravel was Chair of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission and joined us to talk about her idea to require disclosure…
Tech Leaders: “Trump Would Be a Disaster” A who’s who of the tech community have signed an open letter from “inventors, entrepreneurs, engineers, investors, researchers, and business leaders working in the technology sector” denouncing Republican nominee Donald Trump’s vision for America. The 145 signatories, who include internet pioneer Vint Cerf and founders of Apple, eBay, Facebook,…
CLBR #175: Joe McGovern on Talking with The Other Side Listen Live Wed at 10AM PT/ 1PM ET on WebmasterRadio.fm Consider the following: In the first few weeks of the new Republican Congress there have been sharp confrontations between the Congress and the White House over a variety of matters including the visit of Prime…
Ann Ravel Talks to Cyber Law and Business Report About Blogger Guidelines California’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has adopted a proposal that would require either reporting payments made to bloggers or disclosing that payments were made in conjunction with the blog or video post. The proposal is based largely on the FTC approach…
CLBR is celebrating Opening Day Week with a special American Pastime edition. Segment 1: Michael McGeary/Engine.is Segment 1 features conflicted Red Sox and Giants Fan Michael McGeary from Engine.is to discuss their second annual Start Up Day on Capitol Hill. The San Francisco based Engine is working to get Start Ups active in the policy debate.…
We’ve taken great interest in Watson Meng’s Boxun blog that has made him China’s “Public Frenemy #1” and earned a spot among the Heroes in CLBR’s annual Heroes and Zeroes list. The blog has triggered a defamation lawsuit from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha actress Zhang Ziyi (represented by Glaser, Weil,…
Who Won and Why With Pollster Michael O’Neil Michael J. O’Neil is President of O’Neil Associates, a national public opinion research firm based in Tempe, Arizona. O’Neil Associates has conducted more than 1,700 opinion research surveys in the last 35 years for entities including Fortune 100 companies, law firms, labor unions, hospitals, utilities, nonprofits, and…
Why Obama 2.0 Is Good for Innovation October 23, 2012 Click to Comment This is an important election for all Americans, but especially for those of us in the tech community since decisions we make in November will impact the state of American innovation both in the short-term and for years to come. On the…
BEHIND THE BALLOONS AND BLUSTER: EVALUATING THE PARTY PLATFORMS ON INTERNET ISSUES Republican Political Consultant Blake Waycaster of Atlanta-based Centennial Strategies joins us to discuss the Democratic and Republican party platforms on Internet issues. The Next Web did a handy comparison of both platforms on tech issues. Republican platform and Democratic. Interestingly, the GOP internet…
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