A Busy Regulatory End of the Year in Europe
The November & December 2023 European Policy Update Artificial Intelligence Act EU lawmakers have struck a deal on the AI Act after 36 hours of intense negotiations over three days….
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Developers Alliance Joins Coalition Opposing U.S. Government’s Surprise Decision to Withdraw Its Support for Digital Trade Policies
The Developers Alliance joined fifteen other industry associations in a letter highlighting how the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to withdraw its support for the World Trade Organization’s (WTO)…
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UK’s Online Safety Act Is Live, While the EU Sends the First Formal Warnings to Very Large Online Platforms
The October 2023 European Policy Update Content regulation Source: Ofcom (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2023/safer-life-online-for-people-in-uk) The Online Safety Act, the UK’s framework content law, has received Royal Assent and will be implemented by Ofcom…
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We have (non-European) ‘gatekeepers’ under EU’s DMA, and encryption is still under threat in both EU and UK
The September 2023 European Policy Update Artificial Intelligence The AI Act is closer to a final version as the legislative process enters the last mile. A large part of the…
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Digital Markets Act – The fair and contestable solutions for app ecosystems
or Who’s going to pay more for what? The Developers Alliance participated in the 3rd technical workshop organized by the European Commission for the implementation of the Digital markets Act (DMA)….
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Tech on Front Burner As Congress and Courts Tackle Multiple Issues
February 2023 US Policy Update The U.S. Supreme Court has a decision to make. Will they override We the People? The legal plumbing at the heart of all this is…
Read MoreDevelopers Alliance Provided Comments on UK CMA’s Market Investigation on Mobile Browsers and Cloud Gaming
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is carrying out a market investigation regarding mobile browsers and browser engines and the distribution of cloud gaming services through app stores on mobile devices…
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Developers Alliance Releases Statement on CMA’s Review of GIPHY / META Merger
UK Competition and Markets Authority mandates the global divestiture of Giphy, a company with no ties to the UK. Washington, D.C. / Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 18, 2022 – The Developers…
Read MoreDevelopers Alliance Releases Statement on EU General Court’s Decision in the Android Case
The Developers Alliance is disappointed by the Court’s cursory assessment of the procompetitive role Google plays as steward of the Android ecosystem. Brussels, Belgium, Sept 14, 2022 – The Developers…
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Congress Punts On Competition…For Now
The July 2022 US Policy Update. Path for Competition Bill Remains Foggy Congress has departed for its August recess without taking up the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S….
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Global regulators are in a race, and developers may very well be the losers. This is a post about monopolies and big tech. Unfortunately, that also makes it a post…
Read MoreDevelopers Alliance Releases Statement on Outcome of GIPHY / META Merger Appeal
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) holds that the UK competition regulator needs to consider international impacts in its merger decisions.
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