Startups at Risk as Commission’s DMA Mission Creeps
Last week, the European Commission (Commission) gave shape to inchoate fears of Digital Markets Act (DMA) “mission creep,” as it issued a preliminary recommendation to designate Amazon’s and Microsoft’s cloud services as DMA “gatekeepers.” Even against a backdrop of steadfast refusals to observe its own legal restraints under DMA, the Commission’s attempted expansion of DMA stands out. The Commission managed just a page and a half—and still got the law, the facts, and the interests of European startups wrong. [...]
Coalition Urges California Lawmakers to Reject AB 1776
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, developers, and the broader innovation ecosystem. AB 1776 would move California away from established antitrust guideposts by limiting the role of federal antitrust precedent and creating new uncertainty over how [...]
The UK’s AI Opportunity Depends on Certainty
The United Kingdom is at an important moment in AI policymaking. During ACT’s Global App Economy Conference: UK in April, one question kept coming up across conversations with policymakers, regulators, and industry voices: how does the UK turn AI ambition into real deployment and growth? ACT hosted a reception in the House of Commons, bringing policymakers and startups together to discuss innovation, AI, and growth. The answer starts with policy design. The UK has so far taken a pro-innovation [...]
ACT President Encouraged by Latest House KOSA Deal and the Abandonment of App Store Accountability Act
Statement: From Morgan Reed, President of the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT): "ACT and our small business members welcome House negotiators' abandonment of Meta’s damaging App Store Accountability Act (ASAA) as part of the proposed bipartisan kids’ safety package. "By steering clear of ASAA, lawmakers appropriately rejected a misguided approach that would have fundamentally compromised America’s thriving digital ecosystem without effectively addressing the root causes of online safety issues. "ACT strongly encourages the Senate to follow the House's lead [...]