With the GENIUS Act having been signed into law last year and the Market Structure bills moving forward in Congress, it has become clear that the legislation is focused on establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets. However, neither the GENIUS Act nor the Market Structure bills have so far adequately addressed Anti-Money Laundering […]
With affordability emerging as a top issue among Americans over the past year across consumer spending categories, it has been surprisingly missing from recent broadband policy action. Internet costs in the United States remain higher than those in similarly developed nations in Europe and Asia. In 2025, a CNET survey found 63% of U.S. adults […]
Imagine your browser copilot logs into your bank, clicks through a new fee schedule you did not read, and signs you up for a product that later costs you hundreds of dollars. The bank justifiably relies on the logs, while you claim that such actions were never authorized. Such disputes are only expected to become […]
Submit your work by January 15! The Foundry is inviting early- and mid-career professionals to submit 700-word blogs for ILPF’s 2026 Digital Symposium on Tech Policy. We’re looking for short, op-ed style pieces that make a clear, well-argued point on a current issue in internet law or technology policy. Foundry Fellows and Editorial & Content Committee […]
The Internet Law & Policy Foundry (ILPF) Hackathon brings together emerging leaders to explore cutting-edge issues at the intersection of technology and public policy. In its fourth edition, participants were invited to confront some of the most complex and urgent policy questions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). This edition of the hackathon challenged participants to develop […]
The Internet Law and Policy Foundry marked its 10th Annual Trivia Night with a nail-biting finale, a tiebreaker between two of the fourteen fiercely competitive teams battling for this year’s ultimate bragging rights. For the past decade, the Foundry has united the sharpest minds in tech law and policy for an evening of clever […]
Get your tickets and reserve your table! Internet Law Trivia is back on Wednesday, July 30th. The brightest minds in Tech Law and Policy will battle head-to-head during the Foundry’s Trivia Night, and bragging rights are at stake. Join quiz master Kurt Opsahl, the amazing Foundry fellows, and DC’s Internet Law / Policy community for […]
The Junior Fellows Join a Growing Global Community of Early-Career Professionals in Internet Law and Policy Washington, D.C. — The Internet Law & Policy Foundry (The Foundry), an innovative professional development community for early-career experts in law, technology, and policy, is proud to announce the launch of its seventh cohort of Junior Fellows. This year’s […]
Call for Applications: Internet Law & Policy Foundry Junior Fellows 2025 Internet Law & Policy Foundry’s Premier Fellowship Opens Recruitment for the new Cohort 2025-2027. May 1, 2025 — The Internet Law & Policy Foundry (The Foundry) — a professional development organization composed of early-career professionals working across law, technology and policy — announced the […]
We recently hosted our final event of the year: a networking happy hour for DC tech policy professionals. The timing was noteworthy, as the Department of Justice had just filed its recommendations for competition remedies in the Google search antitrust case. This case could reshape the search engine market and impact how we use online […]