WASHINGTON, DC – In a joint letter led by the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), a coalition of organizations is urging the California Senate Judiciary Committee to reject AB 1776, the COMPETE Act, warning that the bill would create a vague California-specific antitrust framework that threatens startups, small businesses, [...]
Part Two of ACT’s Two-Part Resource: The ABCs and 1-2-3s of Age Verification and Compliance Lawmakers across the United States are introducing a wave of age-verification and parental-consent laws aimed at protecting kids online. While well-intentioned, these state-by-state approaches create a confusing and costly patchwork for startups and independent [...]
Lawmakers across the United States are introducing a wave of age-verification and parental-consent laws aimed at protecting kids online. While well-intentioned, these state-by-state approaches create a confusing and costly patchwork for startups and independent developers. And as we have seen in other efforts to use age-verification methods, the very people [...]
The Honorable Chuck Grassley Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Dick Durbin Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate RE: Opposition to the American Innovation and Choice Online Act Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin: We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, write [...]