Pres. of Taxpayers Protection Alliance. I've been a taxpayer advocate for 30 years. Chuck Norris quoted me and Russell Crowe bumped me from a radio interview.
Joined August 2018
- Tweets 8,488
- Following 4,559
- Followers 2,980
- Likes 14,923
942 Photos and videos
Pinned Tweet
4 Aug 2022
I find the cult of personality so weird from people on the Left and Right. I am glad that @Protectaxpayers works in policy and that we don't get involved in blindly supporting one or a group of politicians.
9
5
64
David Williams retweeted
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
1
4
11
4,510
David Williams retweeted
Illinois' social media tax was a bad idea from the start.
Its rollout has only made things worse.
Editorial: So is Illinois’ social media tax going to take on Tinder? Nextdoor? Yelp? Yahoo? chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…
1
2
5
251
David Williams retweeted
Jun 12
The Tholos Foundation has signed a coalition letter alongside 18 organizations urging Treasury @SecScottBessent and US Trade Representative @jamiesongreer to take decisive and immediate action to eliminate discriminatory foreign Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) 👇
1
1
2
79
Jun 12
Wow, so cool. Big Tech for the win. And, to think, some in Europe and in the US are trying to squash innovation like this.
When Don told us that Ray-Ban Meta glasses gave him his independence back, we knew we had to help every blind veteran in America do the same.
In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, we’re humbled to share that in partnership with the @BlindedVeterans, @Tunnel2Towers, @HomesForOurTrps, and many others, we’re giving @Meta glasses to the blind veterans who have sacrificed for our country. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
2
200
David Williams retweeted
KOSA is sold as a way to protect kids online.
But protecting kids starts with stopping predators—not burdening free speech and creating new risks for law-abiding users.
Kids deserve real solutions. Parents deserve real tools. Congress should reject KOSA.
5
60
102
1,637
David Williams retweeted
Jun 12
There’s a lot to be said about AICOA and its reintroduction. I wrote something about what it might mean for app stores and cybersecurity.
My latest:
1
2
15
1,020
David Williams retweeted
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act is back from the dead. It should have stayed in the grave.
Since AICOA was first introduced in 2021, the U.S. tech sector has grown even more competitive, with AI companies no one had heard of in 2021 becoming some of the most successful companies in the world. What problem are we trying to solve here?
AICOA copies many of its bad ideas from the EU Digital Markets Act. But that law should be a warning, not a template. Targeting firms by size, presuming common product design and platform-management decisions are harmful, and replacing evidence-based antitrust analysis with rigid regulatory commands -- these types of sweeping rules haven't reversed the EU's lack of technology leadership.
I signed the coalition letter mentioned below opposing AICOA because America shouldn't follow Europe into stagnation. AICOA would also weaken the United States' hand as it pushes back against foreign digital regulations that discriminate against American technology companies.
Congress should reject this bill and preserve the market conditions that have made the U.S. technology sector the world's leader.
AICOA was reintroduced in Congress yesterday.
ITIF and @ACTonline sent a letter signed by 30 organizations and individuals to @ChuckGrassley and @SenatorDurbin explaining that AICOA would not promote innovation or choice, but it would actively undermine both.
7
24
4,158
Jun 11
Great to see @ALEC_Action opposed to AICOA.
Jun 11
ALEC Action encourages Congress to reject the American Innovation and Choice Online Act #AICOA. Instead of importing flawed European competition policy directly from the #DMA, Senators must promote policies that reward innovation, allow consumers to decide which products and services best meet their needs, and avoid picking winners and losers in the digital marketplace.
1
10
459
David Williams retweeted
Jun 11
I appreciate that AICOA's MAGA supporters are clearly stating their goals:
- Force Amazon to carry Parler
- Force YouTube to fund hate peddlers
- Force Apple to carry Infowars
Why are Democrats @SenatorDurbin @SenBooker @SenAmyKlobuchar @SenWhitehouse cosponsoring this?
Amazon banned books.
Google demonetized conservatives.
Apple deplatformed Parler.
These gatekeepers decide what you can buy, and sell -- and rig their own marketplaces while they're at it.
Thank you @ChuckGrassley for reintroducing AICOA. End the self-dealing. Open the markets.
x.com/ChuckGrassley/status/2…
2
3
20
39,673
David Williams retweeted
As @ITIFdc, @actonline and a coalition of over 30 organizations and individuals explain in a letter to @ChuckGrassley and @SenatorDurbin, AICOA will not only harm innovation at home, but rubberstamp the spread of discriminatory policies like the DMA abroad.
It must be stopped.
Congress must reject the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA).
Read the letter here ⬇️
itif.org/publications/2026/0…
11
17
1,571
Jun 11
🚨🚨
🚨BREAKING: The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) is back.
AICOA punishes size, not anticompetitive conduct, putting America's most successful innovators at a disadvantage.
Congress should reject government picking winners and losers.
protectingtaxpayers.org/pres…
5
316
David Williams retweeted
Congress must reject the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA).
Read the letter here ⬇️
itif.org/publications/2026/0…
6
8
2,942
Jun 11
This 👇
Jun 10
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), which was reintroduced in the Senate today, would leave consumers without access to products like Apple's forthcoming Siri AI. How do we know this?
2
4
743
Jun 11
Not good for consumers or innovators.
Jun 10
New - @SenAmyKlobuchar and @ChuckGrassley have reintroduced their re-worked American Innovation and Choice Online Act tonight.
1
114
Jun 11
Well, there goes the “data centers use too much water” argument. I mean it didn’t make any sense to begin with the amount of water they were using without a closed loop system.
"Closed-loop systems, like the one approved at the new $2.5 billion data center facility in Taylor, take a one-time draw of water that can be reused over and over again."
2
4
14
1,962
Jun 10
🎯
Jun 10
In the middle of an affordability crisis, these Senators are laser focused on… banning Amazon Prime and Google Maps.
Copying the homework of the overseers of Europe’s stagnant economy.
2
11
634
David Williams retweeted
Government picking winners and losers through investment in AI companies is bad policy whether it comes from Sen. Sanders or President Trump
New from me and @DeHavenTad
cato.org/blog/government-own…
4
11
579
David Williams retweeted
Jun 10
How does the Baltimore City Office of Inspector General (OIG) compare with 46 other OIG offices in regard to access of information at this time?
Baltimore City took a huge step backwards and the results are alarming.
1
14
22
675
David Williams retweeted
Back in March, we opposed the advancement of KOSA and ASAA during a @HouseCommerce markup.
These bills still threaten privacy, burden free speech, and fail to address the real dangers facing kids online.
Our concerns remain just as relevant today.👇
protectingtaxpayers.org/pres…
8
19
426
Jun 8
Parents have control now. You don’t need a law for that.
Jun 8
Screen time is a problem. So is the fact that Big Tech profits from exposing children to addictive content online.
My App Store Accountability Act holds Big Tech accountable and puts parents back in control of what their kids are exposed to online.
today.com/video/surgeon-gene…
1
38
164
3,762