Digital Markets, Competition & Antitrust
Working to protect the rights of companies and individuals who invest and innovate in the digital world.
Shaping Policy That Promotes Competition
It’s imperative policymakers understand digital competition is unlike the hard-goods market. The ideas of finite distribution and product scarcity are almost entirely irrelevant. Instead, we promote smart policy that examines consumer benefits when measuring how well the market is functioning. If competitive and antitrust regulation is too stringent, we risk crippling innovation that pushes society forward.
The Latest on Digital Markets
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Mobile Developers & Publishers Have Overwhelmingly Positive View of Platforms
Read more: Mobile Developers & Publishers Have Overwhelmingly Positive View of PlatformsIn response to the European Commission’s announcement of the intention to introduce new legislation to govern the relationship between platforms and businesses, the Developers Alliance conducted a survey of European-based developers and publishers to examine the need for such intervention. Over the course of several weeks in October 2017, we surveyed over 110 European-based developers…
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Brookings Study: Digitalization’s Impact on U.S. Workforce
Read more: Brookings Study: Digitalization’s Impact on U.S. WorkforceYesterday we wrote about digitalization influencing future jobs, but even the current state of the digital workforce is a significant change from 10, 15, 20 years ago. A recent report, “Digitalization and the American workforce,” by Brookings Institute explores how digitalization has influenced nearly every industry and workforce in the past decade, not just startups…
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Don’t read this: just Trust me
Read more: Don’t read this: just Trust meYour data is everywhere. This isn’t anything new – your data has been widely available in the offline world for decades. What’s changed is that data has moved online. What’s new is our ability to USE that data to solve complicated problems by identifying patterns and trends in rapidly changing or highly complex systems. What’s…
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The Jobs of the Future Are in the Hands of Developers
Read more: The Jobs of the Future Are in the Hands of DevelopersThere are many common threads in each of the job descriptions – for instance, the free flow of data is basically assumed, and many of these jobs may face unforeseen and ill-advised regulatory hurdles. But the common thread that stuck out to me was that all of these jobs will be dependent on coding, or…
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Legislation Moves Forward on H1B Visa Exemptions
Read more: Legislation Moves Forward on H1B Visa ExemptionsToday the House Judiciary Committee passed the Protect and Grow American Jobs Act, HR 170, which aims to curb companies from abusing the H1B visa system. Alliance members and tech employers rely on H1B employees who bring valuable skills from foreign countries. But companies that hire large numbers of H1B-dependent employees, often underpaying them market rate…
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Trump Administration Complicates H1B Visa Extensions
Read more: Trump Administration Complicates H1B Visa ExtensionsMost recently the Trump administration is flying under the radar with its latest policy memorandum released late Monday that will make extending employment visas significantly more difficult. Under current rules, US Citizenship and Immigration Services officers exercise less scrutiny for applicants seeking a visa extension compared to new visa candidates — if you were a good…
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Infographic on the Practical Consequences of the E-Privacy Regulation
Read more: Infographic on the Practical Consequences of the E-Privacy RegulationTHE PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED E-PRIVACY REGULATION
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Latest Immigration Proposal Won’t Fix Tech Jobs Demand
Read more: Latest Immigration Proposal Won’t Fix Tech Jobs DemandThe tech industry has long supported policies that encourage high-skilled workers to come to the U.S. The Alliance and our members have written about the impact of H1B visas and the benefits of high-skilled foreign employees who contribute their talents to U.S. companies. But the RAISE Act falls short of addressing the tech industry’s increasing…
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The Next Challenges for the EU Mobile Economy
Read more: The Next Challenges for the EU Mobile EconomyOn 27 June, the Developers Alliance organized a Tech Policy Dialogue on “The Next Challenges for the EU Mobile Economy” in Brussels. The session brought together representatives from the EU institutions and the industry to explore the state of competition in Europe and discuss the role of government in the app marketplace.
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Member Perspective: H1B Employees Help Shape Startup’s Success
Read more: Member Perspective: H1B Employees Help Shape Startup’s SuccessI believe that America’s technological dominance is threatened by policy that limits our access to the best talent from around the globe. Even more so given the fact that we now face a shortage of top tier engineering and software development talent.
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