The Social Responsibility of Social Media Platforms
Dec 21, 2021 · One in three people globally use social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. These platforms act as breeding grounds for viral cartoon memes and trendy dance choreography, as well as widespread social movements and vibrant displays of activism.. But social media also has a dark side. Disinformation, hate speech, revenge pornography, harassment, terrorism activity, and sex ...
First Principles for Interpreting Regulation | The Regulatory Review
Feb 11, 2013 · The distinctive legal characteristics of these regulations suggest two key principles for their interpretation. Principle 1: Interpret the regulation’s text in light of the regulation’s statement of basis and purpose (often referred to as the regulation’s “preamble”). Except in special circumstances, the Administrative Procedure Act ...
Regulating Cost-Benefit Analysis | The Regulatory Review
Aug 27, 2018 · Cost-benefit analysis is conventionally framed as a method for assessing economic efficiency—net benefits to society as a whole. The language in the executive orders extends this framing to encompass analysis of distribution—the allocation of these net benefits across members of society. The inclusion of “equity” also means that the ...
HIPAA at 25 Remains a Work in Progress | The Regulatory Review
Aug 16, 2021 · As the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)—which was a step toward greater health information privacy—turns 25, U.S. health disclosure norms are changing, with openness and sharing becoming more commonplace. For many Americans, however, health information remains among the most sensitive of …
Revisiting the Constitutionality of Independent Agencies
Jul 21, 2020 · The Court—with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the majority— cited to great effect the CFPB’s single-headed agency structure, the director’s five-year term, and the CFPB’s financial independence and litigating authority as establishing a center of power controlled by one person. This structure, the Court explained, allowed the ...
A Case for Mandatory Voting - The Regulatory Review
Jul 7, 2021 · Mandatory voting could assist in a “rebirth” of civic life. With a comprehensive mandatory voting scheme and its corresponding voting reforms, the Brookings-Harvard working group argues that campaigns and organizations dedicated to protecting the right to vote could now focus on educating voters about the issues and candidates.
Native Peoples, Tribal Sovereignty, and Regulation
Mar 15, 2021 · Accordingly, the United States is obligated to promote tribal self-determination and tribes’ ability to provide for the health and welfare of tribal citizens within tribal lands. Yet despite its formal recognition of a certain degree of Native sovereignty, the federal government has also exercised significant control over tribal peoples and ...
Regulating Elections in the United States | The Regulatory Review
Sep 20, 2021 · The right to free and fair elections is a core tenant of American democracy. But what precisely does “free and fair” mean in 2021? In the past year, 18 states have passed more than 30 laws that place new restrictions access to the ballot box. Some of these laws impose heightened voter ID mandates, while others make it harder …
Criminalizing Pregnancy Loss | The Regulatory Review
Feb 8, 2022 · Wade, states use criminal laws to regulate the conduct of pregnant people who experience pregnancy loss. These laws, which treat pregnant people as a host for a fetus without autonomy, have no place in reproductive health policy. Miscarriage, the most common type of pregnancy loss, refers to the loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation.
Reforming Health Care for Patients in Prison - The Regulatory …
Feb 12, 2022 · Reverby reviews a 1974 study of prison health care conditions and concludes that many of the concerns identified— including too few physicians, lack of follow up, and lack of primary health care—persist today. She attributes the lack of reform in part to increasing privatization of prison health care and mass incarceration.