2026 Tech Policy Forecast

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European Union – starts @ 02:26

• ACT Unites Worldwide Associations in Supporting Encryption
• Encryption in the EU: What Startups Need to Know
• Conversations Shaping the Future of Innovation Across Europe
• Behind What’s Shaping the Future of EU Digital Regulation
• Empowering Europe’s Innovators Through the 28th Regime and the European Innovation Act
• ACT the App Association Disappointed by Commission Announcement that 28th Regime will be Directive Not Regulation
• European Parliament Continues to Stand Up for Startups, Innovation, and Economic Growth

United Kingdom – starts @ 19:28

• The Hidden Cost of AI Regulations: A Survey of EU, UK, and US Companies
• Are We in an AI Bubble? What this Global Conversations Means for Startups
• What the UK CMAS Mobile Ecosystem Proposals Mean for Small App Developers and Startups
• The UK’s Revised Encryption Backdoor Demand Still Threatens U.S. Privacy and Security
• ACT the App Association Proposes Five Reforms in Comments to UKIPOs Consultation on Fair SEP Licensing
• Budget 2025: What UK Startups Should Take Away

United States – starts @ 36:43

• Congress’s App Store Bills Could Weaken Privacy Protections and Hurt Small Developers
• The ABCs of Age Verification in the United States
• The 1-2-3s of Age Verification Compliance in the United States
• Tea, Trust, and the Trouble with Age Verification Mandates
• Mid-Year Roundup 2025 Public Policy Changes Shaping Android Development
• Letter to President Trump Re-supporting American Innovation Through Standards and SEP Policy Updates Both Domestically and Abroad
• How Rising H1B Costs Sideline Startups
• Small Tech Founders Call for Fair H-1B Policy
• The Case for Wearable Health Technology in a Data Driven Health Environment

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