Joint Statement on the Open Internet and IP Interconnection in the Digital Networks Act
Following the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Networks Act (DNA)1, the under-signed organizations and civil society groups would like to express their concerns regarding the effects of this proposal on net neutrality. We regret that the concerns raised by a broad coalition of stakeholders during the preparatory phase of this initiative now seem to have materialized in the legislative proposal2, as the DNA seeks to review the Open Internet Regulation, incompletely integrating EU net neutrality [...]
ACT Welcomes U.S. District Court Ruling Halting $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas
Ruling restores this pro-competitive tool for startups and small businesses across the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commenting on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts’ ruling in State of California v. Mark Wayne Mullin et al. challenging the creation and implementation of a new $100,000 fee to apply for an H-1B visa, Association for Competitive Technology President Morgan Reed said: “The H-1B program is a huge competitive advantage for our members. While this is a positive [...]
WWDC Updates Highlight that ASAA is a Problem in Search of a Penalty
This week, software makers are gathering in Cupertino for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Especially interesting for parents and developers are the many updates to the parental control and kids’ safety features. The updates underscore how useful these parental control features have been for years and how they are improving. From our perspective, there are two overarching themes to the rollouts: easier defaults for parents and extensions of existing controls to more iOS features. Easier defaults. Since 2014, Apple [...]
California’s COMPETE Act Is the Latest Sign of a Broader Antitrust Push Against the Tech Ecosystem
California’s technology policy choices rarely stay in California. That is especially true when lawmakers target the platforms, tools, and increasingly the AI-enabled services that many startups and small businesses rely on every day. That is why AB 1776, the COMPETE Act, has taken on such importance. Even after the BASED Act failed to advance on its latest vote, California’s broader antitrust agenda remains active, and the debate over these proposals still matters for startups, small businesses, and the digital [...]
White House AI Executive Order Not as Bad as It Could be
Reinforces Need for Congressional Action on Comprehensive Framework WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responding to today’s White House Executive Order (EO) “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security” establishing: A process to strengthen the cybersecurity and defence of government systems against AI threats to protect national security, and A voluntary process for developers of covered frontier AI models to coordinate with the federal government prior to broader deployment The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) acknowledges that the EO tries to prevent [...]