In a new post on Cov Africa, our colleagues discuss the release of Kenya’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025–2030), a landmark document on the continent that sets out a government-led vision for ethical, inclusive, and innovation-driven AI adoption.
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Covington Technology Forum Spotlight – The Great Race: Keeping Up as Technology and Regulation Rapidly Evolve
On January 29 – 31, 2025, Covington convened authorities from across our practice groups for the Sixth Annual Technology Forum, which explored recent global developments affecting businesses that develop, deploy, and use cutting-edge technologies. Seventeen Covington attorneys discussed global regulatory trends and forecasts relevant to these industries, highlights of which are captured below. Please click here to access any of the segments from the 2025 Tech Forum.
Day 1: What’s Happening Now in the U.S. & Europe
Early Days of the New U.S. Administration
Covington attorney Holly Fechner and Covington public policy authority Bill Wichterman addressed how the incoming administration has signaled a shift in technology policy, with heightened scrutiny on Big Tech, AI, cryptocurrency, and privacy regulations. A new Executive Order on AI aims to remove barriers to American leadership in AI, while trade controls and outbound investment restrictions seek to strengthen national security in technology-related transactions. Meanwhile, the administration’s approach to decoupling from China is evolving, with stricter protectionist measures replacing prior subsidy-based initiatives.Continue Reading Covington Technology Forum Spotlight – The Great Race: Keeping Up as Technology and Regulation Rapidly Evolve
Biden Administration Rulemakings at Risk for Congressional Review Act Cancellation in New Congress
In a new post on the Global Policy Watch blog, our colleagues discuss how Republicans may deploy the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn a number of regulations issued by the Biden Administration.
Continue Reading Biden Administration Rulemakings at Risk for Congressional Review Act Cancellation in New CongressState Attorneys General Issue Guidance On Privacy & Artificial Intelligence
In a new post on the Inside Privacy blog, our colleagues discuss recent guidance from the attorneys general in Oregon and Connecticut interpreting their authority under their state comprehensive privacy statutes and related authorities. Specifically, the Oregon Attorney General’s guidance focuses on laws relevant for artificial intelligence (“AI”), and the Connecticut Attorney General’s guidance…
Continue Reading State Attorneys General Issue Guidance On Privacy & Artificial IntelligenceNovember 2024 Developments Under President Biden’s AI Executive Order
In a new post on the Inside Government Contracts blog, our colleagues provide the November 2024 update to our ongoing series on the implementation of Executive Order No. 14110 on the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” (the “AI EO”), issued by President Biden on October 30, 2023. The blog…
Continue Reading November 2024 Developments Under President Biden’s AI Executive OrderTrump Signals Continued Focus on “Big Tech” in Naming Brendan Carr as FCC Chair
On Sunday evening, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will name Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr as Chair of the FCC. Because Commissioner Carr is a sitting Commissioner, no Senate confirmation is needed, and he will become FCC Chairman as of Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025.
While Carr was widely seen as…
Continue Reading Trump Signals Continued Focus on “Big Tech” in Naming Brendan Carr as FCC ChairLikely Trends in U.S. Tech and Media Regulation Under the New Trump Administration
With U.S. President Trump returning to the White House, we expect the regulatory landscape facing technology and communications companies to shift significantly, if not uniformly.
On the one hand, media and telecommunications companies that have long been regulated heavily by the FCC can likely expect a more deregulatory environment than they have experienced under the Biden Administration (with potential caveats). On the other, large technology companies, which have largely avoided heavy-handed regulation, can expect to face a more active regulatory environment aimed at limiting or preventing content moderation decisions that the incoming Administration has characterized as “censorship” of conservative viewpoints. Meanwhile, bipartisan priorities—such as the commitment to ensuring national security in the telecommunications sector—will likely continue to be a major focus of regulatory agencies. While the assessments of regulatory risks and opportunities will continue to be refined and updated as the next Trump administration takes shape, we highlight here a few trends that are likely to influence policy and regulation at the FCC over the next four years.Continue Reading Likely Trends in U.S. Tech and Media Regulation Under the New Trump Administration
FTC Issues Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule
In a new post on the Inside Privacy blog, our colleagues discuss the Federal Trade Commission’s final “click-to-cancel” rule, which amends the previous Negative Option Rule to “make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.” The Rule imposes extensive requirements regarding misrepresentations, disclosures, and consent, among
Continue Reading FTC Issues Final “Click-to-Cancel” RuleNIS2 Deadline Today
Today, October 18, is the deadline for EU Member States to start to apply the EU cybersecurity law “NIS2” under national laws. NIS2 builds on requirements under the prior NIS Directive. See our post on the Inside Privacy blog to find out more.
Continue Reading NIS2 Deadline TodayCalifornia Passes Law to Protect Minors from “Addictive Feeds”
In a new post on the Inside Privacy blog, our colleagues discuss SB 976, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, which California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on September 20, 2024. The Act prohibits an “addictive internet-based service or platform” from providing an “addictive feed” to a minor unless…
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