Elizabeth Hicks

Elizabeth Hayes

Head of External Affairs

Elizabeth is the Head of External Affairs for the Consumer Choice Center.

She joined the CCC in 2021 with a background in grassroots organizing, community development, and external relations. Her work has been featured in The Hill, Des Moines Register, Detroit News, DC Journal, among other outlets—on topics ranging from housing to healthcare and consumer regulation.

Elizabeth graduated with a BA in Political Science from the University of Iowa. She spent a number of years working in Washington, D.C. and has since moved back to the Midwest.

VIDEO & SPEAKING

AI Sovereign Wealth Funds | MTS Show

Stephen Kent joined MTS to chat about parental controls on social media use, the implications of a g ...

overnment AI sovereign wealth fund, and utilizing economic growth to zero out the national debt.

Consumer Choice Center

5 days ago

America Lifts Anthropic Restrictions | Schwab Network

James Czerniawski discusses Anthropic and the U.S. government lifting foreign access restrictions on ...

Anthropic’s latest models. He says the company's IPO decision will depend on the market and how competitors like OpenAI are performing. James adds that both companies are burning lots of cash trying to keep up and need a clear path to profitability.

Consumer Choice Center

1 week ago

The logical case for data centres begins HERE and NOW

Consumer Choice Center Policy Director David Clement provides the logical case for building data cen ...

tres across Canada. Whether it be closed loop water use or the need to build the next generation of compute, most protests fall flat and don't hold up to the scrutiny. If Canada wants to be part of the AI revolution, its territory offers bountiful opportunities for data centers and compute. June 30, 2026 #datacenters #datacentres #compute

Consumer Choice Center

1 week ago

Aussie Social Media Ban is Failing in Realtime. What other countries should know

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on Forum Daily on the proposed ...

amendments to Australia's teen social media ban. Seeing the ban has not worked, politicians are attempting to ramp up penalties. But it will ultimately fail, because young people want to be online, want to be connected, and don't want governments geofencing their access. June 30, 2026 https://consumerchoicecenter.org #socialmedia #ban #techfreedom

Consumer Choice Center

1 week ago

Global Youth Social Media Bans: Technically dubious, lock out young people from technology

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on The News Forum on the global ...

push for age-gates on social media and youth social media bans. The bans in Australia, Turkey, and Malaysia have proven to be technically dubious, threaten online speech, and lock young people out of future technology and social opportunities. There are better ways to address our social angst with technology and our devices. June 18, 2026 https://consumerchoicecenter.org/banned-delayed-or-just-broken-australias-youth-social-media-mess-turns-100-days-old/ https://consumerchoicecenter.org/ban-the-boomers/

Consumer Choice Center

3 weeks ago

Future AI shaped by liberal democracies or dominated by China? A global AI pause favors the latter

Do we want the future of AI shaped by liberal democracies or dominated by China? Calls for a global ...

pause on AI development would tilt the balance toward the latter, while denying consumers access to the latest innovations. It looks more like virtue-signaling protectionism than a serious solution. Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski comments on Anthropic's push for a global AI pause on @TheNewsForum https://consumerchoicecenter.org

Consumer Choice Center

1 month ago