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The Shutdown’s 800-pound Gorilla: Healthcare is political because the federal government dominates it
Like a broken clock, a reboot of a superhero movie, or a rehabilitation of Charlie Sheen, Americans faced with yet another shutdown of the federal government. With funding that expired on September 30th at midnight, the usual partisan fights are evolving and devolving in Washington, D.C., breaking open the fissures of the cobbled-together mess of…
Lawyers call Bitcoin Core v30 CSAM concerns ‘overblown’
I was interviewed by Protos about the ongoing Bitcoin node debate between Core and Knots. Though I’m not a lawyer, I know enough about Section 230 and existing judicial precedent that Bitcoin noderunners aren’t liable for what’s on the blockchain: Bitcoin Policy Institute Fellow and Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director, Yaël Ossowski According to Ossowski,…
Ohio needs sensible regulations on kratom, not another war on a helpful drug
The state of Ohio is in a mini-panic about the kratom plant and its derivative alkaloids, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH). We should be cautious before we launch the next war on drugs, which would cause further harm to consumers and families. Driven by some fear-mongering headlines, industry lobbying, and even Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert…
RFK’s Tylenol Claims Are Expected To Fuel Wave of Lawsuits
I was interviewed by the New York Sun on the latest announcements by RFK Jr. surrounding Tylenol and acetaminophen, and how this will supercharge the lawsuit industry: The deputy director at the Consumer Choice Center, Yaël Ossowski, says a district judge threw out the case because the expert testimonies used by the plaintiffs were determined…
FOX 5: The EU vs US on Big Tech Regulation
Egle Markeviciute and Yael Ossowski of the Consumer Choice Center join FOX 5 DC Jim Lokay to break down the clash between European regulators and American tech companies.
“Chat Control betrays Europe’s self-professed image as a protector of human rights” —Free Speech Advocate Yaël Ossowski
Yaël Ossowski is the deputy director at the Consumer Choice Center, a leading advocate of privacy rights and freedom of expression, with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. He spoke with europeanconservative.com’s Rafael Pinto Borges about ‘Chat Control,’ the controversial electronic messaging surveillance law currently under discussion in the European Council. The Council is expected to…
Time is running out for EU Member States to decide on Chat Control
On September 12, European Member States will have to finalize their positions on the proposed regulation to force client-side scanning of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in messaging apps, also known as Chat Control. While the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU has previously stated they will push for CSAM-scanning during their Presidency, the number of people…
Trump Is Bullying the EU — And Should Do It More
Europe regulates, America innovates. It’s a popular meme on social media, and thanks to our Change-Agent-In-Chief, President Trump, we can add to that: Trump dominates. The president’s recent executive actions to reverse discriminatory regulations and “non-tariff barriers” aimed at U.S. tech giants, not to mention snarky comments on free speech, have changed the game on how far-reaching European regulations impact users…
Why Letitia James’s Zelle Lawsuit Will Not Stop Fraud
Letitia James is once again ramping up the lawfare machine from her perch as New York Attorney General. This time, rather than pursuing presidential candidates or thwarting DOGE cuts to the bureaucracy, she’s directing legal firepower at fraudsters using peer-to-peer finance apps, specifically Zelle. Oddly, it’s not the well-documented networks of scammers and fraudsters using finance apps to lure…
DEA stonewalling is allowing cannabis black markets to thrive
Walk into a few downtown bodegas or corner stores in a moderately sized American town, and you’ll likely find at least one selling some kind of cannabis product. Whether it’s CBD, Delta-8, HHC, or another synthetic derived from the cannabis plant, the simple truth is that these products are now openly bought, traded, and sold…