Our Policy Priorities
Our policy priorities reflect the opportunities and challenges today’s small business app developers and IoT innovators face in the app ecosystem such as access to broadband, workforce development, and economic growth. We also contribute our thought leadership to broader issues affecting our members and consumers like data privacy, digital healthcare, and accessibility.
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Broad Coalition Voices Opposition to the American Innovation and Choice Online Act
The Honorable Chuck Grassley Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Dick Durbin Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States [...]
Coalition Urges Congress to Reject AICOA
WASHINGTON, DC – In a joint letter led by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), [...]
Developers Celebrate in the Sun at Google I/O as DMA Storm Clouds Gather
A few weeks ago, I traveled to Mountain View for my first ever in-person Google I/O experience. The presentations included live demonstrations and [...]
Joint Statement on the Open Internet and IP Interconnection in the Digital Networks Act
Following the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Networks Act (DNA)1, the under-signed organizations and civil society groups would like [...]
WWDC Updates Highlight that ASAA is a Problem in Search of a Penalty
This week, software makers are gathering in Cupertino for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Especially interesting for parents and developers are the many [...]
California’s COMPETE Act Is the Latest Sign of a Broader Antitrust Push Against the Tech Ecosystem
California’s technology policy choices rarely stay in California. That is especially true when lawmakers target the platforms, tools, and increasingly the AI-enabled services [...]
How the SECURE Data Act Would Help Small Businesses Compete and Comply
As more states enact and expand their comprehensive privacy laws, small businesses must navigate an increasingly complex and fragmented regulatory landscape that pulls [...]
Open Access, Closed Doors: How DMA Threatens Android’s AI Agent Balancing Efforts
Among the various Digital Markets Act (DMA) provisions the European Commission (Commission) is implementing, the “Interoperability” obligation is especially consequential for small business [...]
