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From AI to quantum computing, the tech landscape is shifting—and so are we. 🚀
We are returning to our official name: Association for Competitive Technology (ACT). Our new look reflects the full breadth of our members’ innovation.
#TechPolicy #ACT #Innovation #SmallTech
Read about our next chapter: actonline.org/2026/05/04/bui…
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I’ve seen some objections to comparisons of AICOA to the DMA.
This much is true: the two are not, provision for provision, identical.
However, many policies in AICOA resemble the DMA’s, and we ignore EU experience at our peril.
TL;DR: Don’t brush past @GDufault’s warnings:
Jun 12
American Innovation & Choice Online Act (AICOA) was just reintro'd, drawing wide-ranging opposition from a coalition led by @actonline and @ITIFdc.
Nice coverage of my stmt by @CompPolicyInt: AICOA prohibits broad categories of conduct that benefits small biz, just like #DMA
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Association For Competitive Technology (ACT) retweeted
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American Innovation & Choice Online Act (AICOA) was just reintro'd, drawing wide-ranging opposition from a coalition led by @actonline and @ITIFdc.
Nice coverage of my stmt by @CompPolicyInt: AICOA prohibits broad categories of conduct that benefits small biz, just like #DMA
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Association For Competitive Technology (ACT) retweeted
Jun 11
After years of debate & 20 state privacy laws, is federal privacy finally within reach?
Join us on 6/16 to discuss the SECURE Data Act, the growing privacy patchwork, & the path to a national standard, ft. experts from @actonline, @SIIA, & @HouseCommerce eventbrite.com/e/patch-me-if…
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The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) threatens to grind America's thriving tech ecosystem and economy to a halt.
By mimicking Europe's flawed DMA, this bill will disproportionately burden U.S. small tech leaders and threaten the livelihoods of small developers who rely on integrated platform tools to compete.
We sent a coalition letter to Congress urging a complete rejection of European-style regulation that has been showed to be a failure: actonline.org/2026/06/10/coa…
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As EU small developers are dealing with the damage from the Digital Markets Act (DMA), two U.S Senators have not learned the lessons.
#AICOA is nothing more than a badly timed bill, based on faulty logic, that will burden American businesses and provide no benefit to consumers or competition.
Jun 10
New - @SenAmyKlobuchar and @ChuckGrassley have reintroduced their re-worked American Innovation and Choice Online Act tonight.
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The EU's Digital Markets Act is threatening the safety of our mobile ecosystems.
A proposed mandate would force Android to give third-party AI agents sweeping access to cross-app data, putting consumer privacy and developer IP at serious risk.
Learn more: actonline.org/2026/06/02/ope…
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Association For Competitive Technology (ACT) retweeted
The #DMA is the latest reminder that rules meant for the biggest firms can hit startups.
@actonline's EU/UK survey found 6 in 10 tech MSMEs face delayed access to frontier AI tools, and nearly 60% report launch delays.
actonline.org/the-hidden-cos…
After Apple made the highly unusual decision to delay its Siri AI overhaul, the company detailed its latest plans, including a dedicated chatbot app. bit.ly/4azJnoO
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As thousands of developers gather in Cupertino this week for #WWDC we're keeping an eye on updates in two overarching areas:
1. Easier defaults for parents
2. Extensions of existing controls to more iOS features
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ASAA is threatening to turn the thriving mobile ecosystem and its advancing parental controls into a static, government directed anchor. Lawmakers need to put a stop to ASAA and make sure parents and innovators continue leading the way on keeping our kids safe.
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America's increasingly complex and ever changing patchwork of state-level privacy policies needs to be addressed.
The SECURE Data Act addresses these challenges by creating a uniform national standard and a voluntary compliance framework to help startups protect data and compete.
Read more: actonline.org/2026/06/02/how…
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This is a positive development for startups & small tech companies across the country. Innovative small businesses like ACT's members work on the cutting edge and the #H1b visa program helps them compete with the big guys.
@morganwreed & Jennifer Ide of a health tech member company talked about the benefits to startups with @AmrithRamkumar of @WSJ back in Feb (tinyurl.com/dcvrdat2)
Jun 8
JUST IN: A federal judge has ruled Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is an unauthorized tax on businesses and must be vacated. storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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The space industry is entering a new era, transitioning from specialized applications into core digital infrastructure. 🚀🛰️
To stay out in front of this new space race, the U.S. must modernize its fragmented, outdated regulatory framework.
Read our recap from @KedharDC of ACT's recent "Navigating the New Space Regulatory Frontier" event with @ABASciTech & @ASUCollegeOfLaw: actonline.org/2026/05/19/nav…
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Association For Competitive Technology (ACT) retweeted
Read the full breakdown on why the SECURE Data Act would be a win for small businesses in my latest blog with @actonline: actonline.org/2026/06/02/how…
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Imposing a European DMA-style framework in the U.S. would be a mistake for American competition policy.
Blanket prohibitions eliminate pro-competitive benefits, spike cyber risks for small devs, and disproportionately impact startups. For innovators and policy wonks alike, case-by-case harm analysis is still the superior approach.
Read the full insights from our recent Capitol Hill briefing: actonline.org/2026/05/19/why…
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