2023 Global Policy Lookahead

Association for Competitive Technology

Jun 2, 2026

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Tech History

This tech history we’re taking a look at gifts from holidays past and comparing what gadgets were on wish lists 10, 20, and 30 years ago!

10 years ago, in 2012, some of the top tech gifts for the year were the iPhone 5, the Wii U, and really anything from the “Angry Birds” universe.
Taking it back two decades, in 2002, the top tech gadgets and gifts were the 2nd generation iPod, TiVo with a one-time lifetime subscription, and the Nokia 6100 – one of the first cell phones with a color screen.
And 30 years ago, in 1992, some of the most cutting-edge pieces of tech you could give were the IBM ThinkPad – one of the first accessible laptops for home use, the Nintendo Gameboy (not color), and any CD you could get your hands on since 1992 was the year CD sales surpassed cassettes.

Bytes & Brews – What’s going on in the news?

Record-setting FTC settlements with Fortnite Owner Epic Games are the Latest “Battle Royale” Against Violations of Kids’ Privacy and Use of Digital Dark Patterns – FTC.gov

Outlook for Big Tech Bills Dims as Omnibus Excludes Key Measures – Bloomberg Law

Meta Hit with EU Antitrust Charges Over Classified Ads – Politico

Sam Bankman-Fried Said to Agree to Extradition After Chaotic Hearing – The New York Times

Digital policy ranks low on Swedish EU presidency’s priority list – EURACTIV

Policy Discussion

Age-Appropriate Design – A New Era for Children’s Privacy in California (and Likely Elsewhere Too) – App Association Blog
What H-app-ened in the States: A Competition and Privacy Breakdown – App Association Blog
ACT | The App Association Welcomes President Biden’s Executive Order to Implement the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework – App Association Blog
UK Government Publishes New Code of Practice for App Store Operators and App Developers – WSGR Data Advisor
Code of Practice for App Store Operators and App Developers – UK
Privacy Lawlessness – App Association Blog
App Makers Face a Hotline to Hardship – App Association Blog
Digital Markets Act Explainer – App Association Blog
DSA Explainer – App Association Blog
The Artificial Intelligence Act – EU
European Commission Turns its Gaze Towards the Metaverse – EURACTIV
Exclusive Transcript: The Full Testimony Bankman-Fried Planned To Give To Congress – Forbes
What is Web3? – App Association Blog