The IX Act was designed to promote Internet Exchange points to prompt better connections and faster speeds in rural areas.
The Act instructs the FCC, NTIA, and USDA to coordinate the distribution of federal funds for broadband deployment.
This bill is effectively a Do Not Call list for internet data.
The GAP Act restructures funding for USAID to promote broadband development in underserved countries.
Loot boxes are used in video games for in-game virtual rewards a player obtains either through completing a skill, or using real world money to purchase the loot box. In response to a request from Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), the FTC announced a public workshop on loot boxes.
This act requires companies to disclose to consumers what ways their data is being used, which third parties the platform is sharing data with, and how much their data is worth to the platform.
The bill aims to stop the practice of using deceptive user interfaces, or “dark patterns,” to trick users into giving up their personal data.