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November 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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This system has all the hallmarks of a classic illegally anticompetitive “hub-and-spoke” arrangement, w/ pricing & output coordinated through RealPage's central clearinghouse “hub,” & the landlord "spokes" having a “conscious commitment to a common scheme designed to achieve an unlawful objective."
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This system has all the hallmarks of a classic illegally anticompetitive “hub-and-spoke” arrangement, w/ pricing & output coordinated through RealPage's central clearinghouse “hub,” & the landlord "spokes" having a “conscious commitment to a common scheme designed to achieve an unlawful objective."
“[CDT’s] Ruane said similar laws in other states are already on hold by courts over those constitutional concerns.”
Virginia sued over new social media age verification law
Barring judicial intervention, Virginia’s law is set to go into effect January 1st.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“[CDT’s] Ruane said similar laws in other states are already on hold by courts over those constitutional concerns.”
CDT’s Kate Ruane: “This law is emphatically not about content that is obscene as to minors; it is about all content on social media and burdens everyone’s access to that content.”
Virginia sued over new social media age verification law
Barring judicial intervention, Virginia’s law is set to go into effect January 1st.
www.wvtf.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
CDT’s Kate Ruane: “This law is emphatically not about content that is obscene as to minors; it is about all content on social media and burdens everyone’s access to that content.”
Read the full report from CDT’s @matthewus.bsky.social and guest authors Wilneida Negrón and Lindsey Schwartz:
What Do Workers Want? A CDT/Coworker Deliberative Poll on Workplace Surveillance and Datafication
This report is also authored by Wilneida Negrón and Lindsey Schwartz. Executive Summary In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, new technology holds the promise of increasing productivity and giving managers and employees alike improved ways to measure impact, but the proliferation of invasive monitoring and data collection—the “datafication” of workers—poses significant risks to workers’ health, safety, […]
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November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Read the full report from CDT’s @matthewus.bsky.social and guest authors Wilneida Negrón and Lindsey Schwartz:
“[CDT] also strongly agreed that employers should have to tell workers why they are collecting data, allow them to review the data, and not allow the employer to share that data with a third-party without permission.”
Bossware rises as employers keep closer tabs on remote staff
: A lot of companies are turning to employee monitoring tools to make sure workers aren't slacking off
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November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“[CDT] also strongly agreed that employers should have to tell workers why they are collecting data, allow them to review the data, and not allow the employer to share that data with a third-party without permission.”
“Hall said that even if lawsuits wouldn’t succeed, he believes the order is meant to ‘send a chill through state legislators, to have them back away from or be … hesitant about passing any AI regulations, particularly those that protect marginalized communities.’”
White House isn't giving up on AI regulations ban - Roll Call
The White House is pushing for a moratorium on state artificial intelligence laws either in the annual defense policy bill or through an executive order.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Hall said that even if lawsuits wouldn’t succeed, he believes the order is meant to ‘send a chill through state legislators, to have them back away from or be … hesitant about passing any AI regulations, particularly those that protect marginalized communities.’”
CDT’s Travis Hall: “I do think that it’s telling that for all the concern that companies are expressing about these state laws, they have not brought those cases.”
White House isn't giving up on AI regulations ban - Roll Call
The White House is pushing for a moratorium on state artificial intelligence laws either in the annual defense policy bill or through an executive order.
rollcall.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
CDT’s Travis Hall: “I do think that it’s telling that for all the concern that companies are expressing about these state laws, they have not brought those cases.”
“Hall believes the federal govt is ‘probably unlikely to win’ cases that claim AI laws that regulate how companies can operate in one state violate the dormant commerce clause — a doctrine limiting states’ ability to regulate interstate commerce."
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Hall believes the federal govt is ‘probably unlikely to win’ cases that claim AI laws that regulate how companies can operate in one state violate the dormant commerce clause — a doctrine limiting states’ ability to regulate interstate commerce."
CDT’s Travis Hall: “I don’t think that there is a dispute that Congress actually does have that authority. The President does not.”
White House isn't giving up on AI regulations ban - Roll Call
The White House is pushing for a moratorium on state artificial intelligence laws either in the annual defense policy bill or through an executive order.
rollcall.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
CDT’s Travis Hall: “I don’t think that there is a dispute that Congress actually does have that authority. The President does not.”
With midterms less than a year away, we’re equipping stakeholders w/ insights, recommendations, & advocacy — from election security + transparency to global analysis of civil society responses to AI-driven threats. Learn more ab how CDT is defending elections in the AI era.
Countdown to the Midterms: The Changing AI Threat Landscape for Elections
2024 was billed as “the year of AI elections.” And while widespread access to the technology changed how governments, political campaigns, technology companies, and civil society did their work, generative AI did not cause the widespread catastrophic impacts that some feared. That success, however, should not be mistaken for stability. Over the past year, the […]
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November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
With midterms less than a year away, we’re equipping stakeholders w/ insights, recommendations, & advocacy — from election security + transparency to global analysis of civil society responses to AI-driven threats. Learn more ab how CDT is defending elections in the AI era.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Pilot results in a middle school:
✅ 58% fewer risky or off-task attempts
✅ 77% of students only needed gentle guidance
✅ 1 serious case resolved with support, not punishment
This method turns online missteps into learning opportunities. Learn more:
✅ 58% fewer risky or off-task attempts
✅ 77% of students only needed gentle guidance
✅ 1 serious case resolved with support, not punishment
This method turns online missteps into learning opportunities. Learn more:
Pause, Reflect, and Redirect: Helping Youth Make Better Digital Choices
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November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Pilot results in a middle school:
✅ 58% fewer risky or off-task attempts
✅ 77% of students only needed gentle guidance
✅ 1 serious case resolved with support, not punishment
This method turns online missteps into learning opportunities. Learn more:
✅ 58% fewer risky or off-task attempts
✅ 77% of students only needed gentle guidance
✅ 1 serious case resolved with support, not punishment
This method turns online missteps into learning opportunities. Learn more: