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Testimony to the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Regarding Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace

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By Daniel Castro
| Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Introduction and Summary 2 I. Consumer Protection Depends on Marketplace Governance. 3 II. Some Chinese Platforms Gain a Competitive Advantage by Investing Less in Marketplace Governance 5 III. Reactive Enforcement Alone Will Not Protect Consumers 6 IV. Congress Should Strengthen Consumer Protection Without Undermining Innovation. 7 Applying These Principles to the Pending Bills 8 H.R. 6832, the Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025.
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How Personalization Drives Consumer Choice and Autonomy

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By Daniel Castro
| Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
| May 28, 2026 As new technologies such as AI expand both user-directed and provider-driven personalization capabilities in digital systems, policymakers should ensure that personalization strengthens transparency, accountability, and user control rather than constrain its development. KEY TAKEAWAYS Personalization in digital systems has evolved from simple user settings into advanced, context-aware AI systems.
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AI Is Not Another Tower of Babel

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By Daniel Castro
| Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, reflects a growing global debate over artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on society. Like many ongoing discussions about AI, the document expresses concern about concentrated technological power, economic disruption, and the risk of dehumanization. It also raises important questions about how societies should govern emerging technologies.
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