ICYMI: Video / Photos from AntiSLAPP and Future of Work

Video of Future of Work and Anti-SLAPP briefing is now available

Weren’t able to join our discussion on the Future of Work? Missed our Anti-SLAPP/Defamation panel? Didn’t catch the livestreams?

No need to worry; you can find videos of the events, as well as selected pictures, below. Just click on one of the images to view the respective panel:

Future of Work

What does the future of work, in the age of continued automation, look like?

Startups continue to follow the path set by companies such as Uber: short term ‘gigs’ that allow workers more freedom to chose their work hours but also bring with it more uncertainty. At the same time, manufacturing jobs continue to be supplemented and replaced by automation. Finally, AI looms large on the horizon as software promises to replace not only blue collar but also white collar labor.

Will American workers have to compete both with foreign labor and domestic, machine labor? Or is there another way that will lead to increased integration of human and machine?

Anti-SLAPP

Online commentary has become a powerful force for enacting change or exposing malfeasance. But the anonymity of the Internet has also given rise to contentious questions of how to defend against such criticism.

Controversial Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP), lawsuits intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics have appeared. As a result, multiple states have passed Anti-SLAPP legislation, aimed at protecting the rights of online critics.

But does Anti-SLAPP legislation present undue barriers to the right to petition for those who sincerely believe they have been wronged?

SPEAKERS

Steve DelBianco ‚Äì Executive Director, NetChoice (Bio)
Lori Sanders – Associate VP of Federal Affairs, R Street Institute (Bio)
Kristin Sharp – Executive Director, SHIFT Commission on Work, Workers & Technology (Bio)

MODERATOR

Steven Overly – Technology Reporter, POLITICO Pro (Bio)

SPEAKERS

Laurent Crenshaw – Director of Public Policy, Yelp (Bio)
Eric Goldman – Internet Law, Advertising Law & IP Professor, Santa Clara Law (Bio)
Paul Alan Levy – Attorney, Public Citizen Litigation Group (Bio)

MODERATOR

Nancy Scola – Senior Technology Reporter, POLITICO Pro (Bio)

Future of Work
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Anti-SLAPP
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This widely attended educational briefing is hosted by the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee (ICAC), part of a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. Congressional staff and members of the press welcome. The ICAC is a private sector organization comprised of public interest groups, trade associations, non-profits, and corporations. The ICAC takes no positions on legislation or regulation. Rather, it‚Äôs a neutral platform where thought leaders debate important technology issues that shape legislative and administration policy in an open forum. We vigilantly adhere to our mission to curate balanced and dynamic debates among Internet stakeholders. Our volunteer board members ensure that we dutifully execute that mission. More information on the ICAC is available at www.netcaucus.org.