{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 246: Tech check \u2014 AI moratorium, Character AI lawsuit, FTC, Digital Services Act, and FSC v. Paxton","description":"We\u2019re checking in on the latest news in tech and free speech. We cover the state AI regulation moratorium that failed in Congress, the ongoing Character A.I. lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission\u2019s consent decree with Omnicom and Interpublic Group, the European Union\u2019s Digital Services Act, and what comes next after the Supreme Court\u2019s Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton decision. Guests: Ari Cohn \u2014 lead counsel for tech policy, FIRE Corbin Barthold \u2014 internet policy counsel, TechFreedom Timestamps:&amp;nbsp; 00:00 Intro 02:38 State AI regulation moratorium fails in Congress 20:04 Character AI lawsuit 41:10 FTC, Omnicom x IPG merger, and Media Matters 56:09 Digital Services Act 01:02:43 FSC v. Paxton decision 01:10:49 Outro&amp;nbsp; Read the transcript here:  https:\/\/www.thefire.org\/research-learn\/so-speak-podcast-transcript-tech-check-ai-moratorium-character-ai-lawsuit-ftc Enjoy listening to the podcast? Donate to FIRE today and get exclusive content like member webinars, special episodes, and more. If you became a FIRE Member through a donation to FIRE at thefire.org and would like access to Substack\u2019s paid subscriber podcast feed, please email sotospeak@thefire.org. Show notes:   \u201cThe AI will see you now\u201d Paul Sherman (2025)    Megan Garcia, plaintiff, v. Character Technologies, Inc. et. al., defendants, United States District Court (2025)    Proposed amicus brief in support of appeal - Garcia v. Character Technologies, Inc. FIRE (2025)   \u201cAmplification and its discontents: Why regulating the reach of online content is hard\u201d Daphne Kelly (2021)   \u201cOmnicom Group\/The Interpublic Group of Co.\u201d FTC (2025)   ","author_name":"So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sotospeakpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37359860\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/f04f63\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/190748150"}