FAQs: A Primer for Section 230
What is Section 230? In 1996, Congress passed the Communications Decency Act. The Communications Decency Act’s Section 230 included the “26 words that created the internet”: “No provider or user…
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Senate Panel Holds Content Moderation Hearing, Alliance Weighs In
You could argue that some of the most important words in society today are found in a relatively obscure law crafted in 1996. That was the year Congress passed the…
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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…
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Stop Terrorism: Erase the Internet?
The U.S. Supreme Court has a decision to make. Will they override We The People? What, exactly, do Supreme Court Justices know about the internet? Its origins, how it works,…
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Federal Court Ruling a Win for Developers and Acquisitions
The following quote can be attributed to Bruce Gustafson, CEO of the Alliance: “Entrepreneurs and VCs rely on predictable and rational markets when they invest in innovation. For many small…
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Alliance Weighs In on Critical Internet Liability Cases Before SCOTUS
January 2023 US Policy Update Developers Alliances Submits Brief in SCOTUS Internet Liability Case On January 19, the Developers Alliance submitted an amicus brief in the case of Gonzalez v….
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AI Risk the NIST Way
Expert guidance from actual experts The challenge with regulating future-focused tech is that there’s a chronic shortage of technical experts in government. It doesn’t matter how smart the lawyers are;…
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Data Privacy Week a Time to Urge Congress to Do More
This week, developers and firms around the world are working to raise data security awareness as part of Data Privacy Week. Data Privacy Week was created in 2008 by the…
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2023: A Look Ahead
Prepare for the next internet cycle. AI is here for real, and no one’s truly ready. As I write this, the internet is agog over ChatGPT. A class-action lawsuit is…
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Developers Alliance Releases Statement on Senate Efforts to Pass the Open App Markets Act
The Developers Alliance strongly opposes the Open App Markets Act (OAMA), and encourages lawmakers to consider the impacts the legislation will have on developers and consumers. Washington, D.C. December 8,…
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California Mandates Proof of Age Online
Can you prove no one under 18 uses your app? If you follow tech news you might already be aware of California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. The bill is intended…
Read MoreDevelopers Alliance Releases Statement on Federal Trade Commission Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Developers Alliance encourages the FTC to consider the voices of developers in its study of data collection and security.
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