Academics, policy experts, think tanks, advocacy groups, and policymakers are voicing serious concerns with recent anti-tech proposals—specifically the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA)—and the consequences for small businesses, consumer welfare, the economy, national security, and more.
September was a busy month for tech and competition policy. To help you recap it all, Springboard has rounded up the latest and greatest commentary from the past month. Here’s what to read to get up to speed: 1. The Numerous, Significant Flaws In The American Innovation And Choice Online Act — Sean Heather, U.S. […]
The anti-tech bills currently being debated in Congress—the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) and the Open App Markets Act (OAMA)—would put American national security at risk, writes Mark Jamison, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and professor at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, in an op-ed in The National […]
According to this month’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), inflation rose 8.3% from a year earlier, remaining higher than expected and dampening hopes cost pressures on consumers would subside. At the same time, digital inflation only rose 0.4% according to the Adobe Digital Price Index (DPI). With inflation not easing as expected and the warning from […]
Last week, the chair of the FTC testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights. Notably, the FTC’s written testimony submitted in advance was not bipartisan. FTC Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson submitted dissenting testimony stating the other Commissioners’ decision to decline to […]
After the Journalism Competition Preservation Act (JCPA) passed out of Committee this week, it is important to remember the following: — The bill creates the type of antitrust exemption that has historically harmed competition and consumers. — JCPA forces private actors to carry the speech of others, raising significant constitutional concerns. — As with other […]
With the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) back on the calendar for a markup in the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, it is important to remember the following: — The bill creates the type of antitrust exemption that has historically harmed competition and consumers. — JCPA forces private actors to carry the speech of others, […]
The Congressional Research Service, Congress’s nonpartisan research agency, issued an in-depth report on the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA). The report notes that the bill is a major departure from existing antitrust law and could harm the products and services that consumers love. Overall, Congress’s own research agency shows just how far from […]
On September 8, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) was held over amid concerns over the bill’s impact on content moderation. The same content moderation concerns in the JCPA are also present in the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) and experts from Free Press, TechFreedom, and Taxpayers Protection Alliance have all noted […]
On Friday a broad, bipartisan coalition of concerned organizations wrote to Congress expressing their concerns with the proposed Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA). Antitrust exemptions, as JCPA proposes, have historically “harmed competition and consumers, entrenched existing power structures and increased codependence between industry incumbents.” “Historically, antitrust exemptions have not accomplished beneficial goals, and instead […]
Hostility to innovation and technology diminishes the incredible Internet-enabled opportunities that leading tech services provide: empowering consumers, driving prices down and increasing choice, and providing platforms to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. It has given us a golden era of entertainment, knowledge, and everything from fashion startups, to booming mom and pop stores, to the latest app.
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