By Empowering Parents and Narrowly Defining the Tools Covered WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today’s introduction of the CHATBOT Act by Senators Cruz, Schatz, Curtis, and Schiff represents a good faith effort to keep our kids safe when interacting with open-ended chatbots or AI companions. “The CHATBOT Act proposal is a [...]
Commission’s Review Focuses on Cosmetics Rather Than Substance BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The Digital Markets Act (DMA) Review Report represents a missed opportunity to take stock of the DMA's broader impact on the EU digital economy. The Commission's report focuses on surface issues rather than conducting a thorough [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Parents Over Platforms Act (POPA), sponsored by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), offers a pragmatic, security-first approach by imposing the requirement to receive age information only on apps that provide differentiated experiences for children and adults, like social media apps or adults only apps. [...]
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) comments on the impact for startups and small businesses in yesterday’s announcement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on business software and cloud services. ‘The decision by CMA not to designate Microsoft and AWS cloud services as having strategic [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – In granting a preliminary injunction to Anthropic, U.S. District Court Judge Rita Lin relied on the concerns raised by small technology companies in ACT | The App Association’s amicus brief as justification for her decision. “We are grateful to Judge Lin for addressing the concerns of [...]