Becca Trate
@BeccaTrate
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🔥 “Hot new release” on @Amazon: “Technology Fears and Scapegoats” by @RobAtkinsonITIF & @dmoschella debunks 40 widespread myths about Big Tech, Big Data, AI, privacy, automation & more. Order it now! https://t.co/3IUHfScO9g
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đźš« Product reviews are crucial for consumers to make informed decisions, but fake reviews fool consumers & diminish trust in products & businesses. The FTC has taken recent action to limit illegal review practices, but more can be done, says @BeccaTrate. https://t.co/8WCCkSFOe3
itif.org
Reviews play a major role in e-commerce sales by allowing consumers to make informed decisions about products and businesses based on information from previous customers. However, fake reviews can...
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If only there were some way to increase the documentation requirements for all foreign shipments and cap the use of the de minimis exemption for high-volume sellers….
TEMU EXPLOITS THE DE MINIMIS LOOPHOLE TO SEND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PACKAGES TO THE U.S. EVERY DAY WITHOUT PAYING A SINGLE TARIFF AND ITS POOR QUALITY PRODUCTS ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY MADE WITH FORCED LABOR AND SOME PRODUCTS MAY EVEN CONTAIN HARMFUL SUBSTANCES LIKE LEAD
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TEMU EXPLOITS THE DE MINIMIS LOOPHOLE TO SEND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PACKAGES TO THE U.S. EVERY DAY WITHOUT PAYING A SINGLE TARIFF AND ITS POOR QUALITY PRODUCTS ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY MADE WITH FORCED LABOR AND SOME PRODUCTS MAY EVEN CONTAIN HARMFUL SUBSTANCES LIKE LEAD
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📢🧮🔖 Attn #economists #press & #policy wonks! @ITIFdc’s #HamiltonIndex has #datavisualization tools with 40 nations’ market shares & relative performance (LQ) in 10 key industries. This is @OECD’s latest data on trade in value-added (1995–2020). https://t.co/2bVGKVUe5o🧵
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China now dominates the strategically important industries in ITIF’s Hamilton Index, producing more than any other nation in absolute terms and more than all but a few others in relative terms. Its...
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There's been a surge of #dupe products being marketed on #TikTok đź’„đź‘š But at what point are purported dupes actually counterfeit goods? Check out our video on the topic with Policy Analyst @BeccaTrate.
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The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act needs more productive benchmarks to address crime and to focus on peer-to-peer markets, where stolen goods are sold. Read more in my latest for @DataInnovation.
datainnovation.org
Organized retail crime (ORC)—when groups or large networks work together to steal large quantities of merchandise—has become a significant problem in the [...]
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The more barriers that can be removed for drone delivery, the better. Easy access to products, especially necessary products like medicine, can help low-mobility and homebound people maintain a level of independence in their lives.
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Next, make the robots mix the dressing into the salad.
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The system can slash the number of workers and time it takes the restaurant chain to make a bowl by more than half.
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Instead of creating liability for platforms like the #SHOPSAFEAct would, #Congress should work with industry leaders to craft best practices for addressing #counterfeit products online, says @BeccaTrate
https://t.co/OJcCTSzcK6
itif.org
Provisions in the SHOP SAFE Act would make online shopping more of a hassle without even bolstering safety in e-commerce.
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Largely misleading report by Senate commerce: BEAD is about much more than deployment and must also address low adoption, a key driver of the digital divide. And there's a challenge process for each state to ensure eligibility and prevent double funding
commerce.senate.gov
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Instead of stoking fears about #AI, governments should ensure it serves democratic ideals & promotes global progress. That’s why we & others in @gtipalliance have issued a Global Declaration on Free & Open AI. Read it, then sign the petition: https://t.co/iKBw5yWqlh
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AUG 17: @beccatrate will moderate a discussion on the challenges inhibiting #drone use in package delivery, where the drone tech & regulations affecting the tech are heading & how policymakers can support safe drone operations.
datainnovation.org
Drones have long been touted as a game changer in product delivery. Drone delivery can improve efficiency, cut delivery time, and clear backlogs in the [...]
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The #INFORMAct will help combat counterfeiters, but policymakers should do more. @BeccaTrate recommends that Congress direct @CBP to establish a public-private partnership between law enforcement, online marketplaces & brand sellers.
itif.org
The INFORM Act is a step in the right direction to stop counterfeit goods from proliferating in online marketplaces, but policymakers should do more to stop counterfeiters in their tracks.
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Exclusive: TikTok’s U.S. e-commerce feature is falling flat with merchants, despite attempts to woo sellers. https://t.co/Xi1S1QrCP4 From @JuroOsawa, @theo_wayt, @anngehan, and @kyurieff
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What did the #TikTokHearing reveal? Policy Analyst @g1lliandiebold shares her take in our latest video.
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