Event Recap: Age Verification and the Future of Online Safety: Balancing Privacy, Protection, and Practicality
The Innovators Network hosted a webinar, Age Verification and the Future of Online Safety, featuring an expert panel including: Eric Goldman, Professor at Santa Clara University School of Law and Co-director of the High Tech Law Institute; Shoshana Weissmann, Director of Digital Media and Resident Fellow of Technology and Innovation at the R Street Institute; Juan Martín Londoño, Chief Regulatory Analyst at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance; and As moderator, Morgan Stevens, Privacy Fellowship Manager at the Innovators Network. The [...]
Event Recap: A Viable Path Forward for Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
On July 29, ACT | The App Association hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill, focusing on the rapidly evolving intersection of copyright law and artificial intelligence (AI). The event featured industry experts contributing the unique perspective of the stakeholders they represent: Keith Kupferschmid, president & CEO of the Copyright Alliance, a trade association representing individual and corporate copyright owners Ali Sternburg, vice president of information policy at the Computer & Communications Industry Association, a trade association representing communications and [...]
What the UK CMA’s Mobile Ecosystem Proposals Mean for Small App Developers and Startups
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is reshaping how Apple and Google operate, but will small developers benefit or be left behind? The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published new proposed roadmaps setting out how the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) will apply to the mobile ecosystems operated by Apple and Google. Some of the proposals intended to promote competition are good for small developers. However, others could have unintended consequences for the small businesses that [...]