The leading software developer advocate continues to stress the dangers of hastily conceived and ill-informed technology policies.
Washington D.C., June 21st, 2021 – The Developers Alliances has joined with the Chamber Of Progress, the Center for New Liberalism, the Connected Commerce Council, NetChoice, the James Madison Institute, the Pelican Institute, and TechNet in sending a letter to the members of the House Judiciary Committee. The letter addresses Representative Cicilline’s “American Innovation and Choice Online Act” and Representative Jayapal’s “Ending Platform Monopolies Act.” In their letter the organizations note:
“Rep. Jayapal’s bill would force free apps like Google Maps, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, Linkedin, iMessage, and FaceTime to be divested from their parent companies, putting at risk these free services and making them less accessible to the public.
We share your goal of promoting competition online and protecting consumers, but legislation proposed by Reps. David Cicilline and Pramila Jayapal would dramatically degrade services which hundreds of millions of Americans use every day.”
“As Congress works to create regulations we urge them to bear in mind the true impact on developer-led companies of all sizes,” stated Sarah Richard, Policy Counsel & Head of US Policy. “Punitive measures on Big Tech may intend to help small businesses but in fact do the opposite due to the unique ecosystem the technology economy brings. Developers are not asking for this legislation, thus we urge lawmakers to reassess their grounds for the legislation.”
