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2-day shipping & promoting the lowest prices are two reasons consumers come back to @amazon's mktplace—and small biz can convert browsers into buyers.
Now, FTC must put up or shut up: What's better than fast shipping & low prices?
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Now, FTC must put up or shut up: What's better than fast shipping & low prices?
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For anyone being ambushed with requests to support the App Store Accountability Act (#ASAA), you'll want this resource (TLDR; #ASAA is a bad idea).
Some key insights in the comments:
tinyurl.com/ye2xx3yf
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Some key insights in the comments:
tinyurl.com/ye2xx3yf
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Crystallizing an @actonline objection to #ASAA:
“distributing minor-status data across a large number of developers, most of whom neither need nor want it, could therefore create both large repositories of data about minors and unanticipated compliance burdens.”
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“distributing minor-status data across a large number of developers, most of whom neither need nor want it, could therefore create both large repositories of data about minors and unanticipated compliance burdens.”
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Highlighting conflict with state privacy law:
“Most age assurance methods are in conflict with [VA's data minimization requirement], because assessing the age of a user requires collecting or processing personal data that a service would otherwise have no reason to hold.”
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“Most age assurance methods are in conflict with [VA's data minimization requirement], because assessing the age of a user requires collecting or processing personal data that a service would otherwise have no reason to hold.”
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Tune in Tomorrow!
WHAT: @actonline @morganwreed testimony in House #IP Sub hrng on #USPTO
WHEN: Tmrw, Sept 2, 10:00am Eastern
WHERE: shorturl.at/8zUMy
#USPTO fee-setting auth should come w/ oversight to ensure commitment to patent quality & adherence to #AIA.
WHAT: @actonline @morganwreed testimony in House #IP Sub hrng on #USPTO
WHEN: Tmrw, Sept 2, 10:00am Eastern
WHERE: shorturl.at/8zUMy
#USPTO fee-setting auth should come w/ oversight to ensure commitment to patent quality & adherence to #AIA.
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Here's some below-the-fold good news for #smallbiz who like marketplaces to compete.
This was a last-minute effort to get a state court to adopt a per se rule against ... low-price guarantees? Fortunately, it failed, and that's good news for digital markets & small innovators.
This was a last-minute effort to get a state court to adopt a per se rule against ... low-price guarantees? Fortunately, it failed, and that's good news for digital markets & small innovators.
A California judge refused to block what the state attorney general's office has cast as Amazon's coercive price-fixing imposed on Walmart, Target and others via major brands like Levi Strauss, critiquing enforcers for the "last-minute request" targeting conduct they have not shown is ongoing. law360.com/articles/25191…
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Graham Dufault retweeted
With some of the fastest-growing digital economies in the world, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has become one of the most consequential arenas in the global digital policy debates surrounding emerging technology markets and curated online marketplaces (COMs), including digital platforms.
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Graham Dufault retweeted
At today’s @SenateCommerce markup, the committee moved forward a slate of bills aimed at keeping kids safe online. As this package advances, we’re urging Congress to include the bipartisan Parents Over Platforms Act (POPA).
Blanket age mandates crush small devs and compromise data. Real online safety starts with empowering parents.
Read our full statement: actonline.org/2026/08/04/the…
Blanket age mandates crush small devs and compromise data. Real online safety starts with empowering parents.
Read our full statement: actonline.org/2026/08/04/the…
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Graham Dufault retweeted
Worth a read in @rc_markets: @actonline's @GDufault examines how the push for #ageverification legislation undermines platform accountability. He also highlights an alternative that preserves parental choice and robust parental controls 👇
realclearmarkets.com/articles/2026/…
realclearmarkets.com/articles/2026/…
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Glad to see @RepAdrianSmith & several of his colleagues fighting for #SmallTech businesses.
Pushing back on a Brazil version of #DMA should be (and is) a top priority for @USTradeRep.
It's not too late for Brazil to learn from EU's #DMA mistakes.
Pushing back on a Brazil version of #DMA should be (and is) a top priority for @USTradeRep.
It's not too late for Brazil to learn from EU's #DMA mistakes.
Today, I urged @USTradeRep to address Brazil's discriminatory actions targeting American companies.
We cannot afford to let these proposed digital regulations threaten innovation, undermine U.S. competitiveness, and unfairly single out American businesses.
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Small tech biz around the world oppose #DMA-style frameworks. They worsen the integrated distribution pathways startups & small innovators benefit from most.
Heartening to see so many members prioritizing this, as well as @POTUS response:
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…
Heartening to see so many members prioritizing this, as well as @POTUS response:
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…
For too long, the EU has unfairly targeted American companies with discriminatory digital trade practices and policies.
I was proud to lead a letter alongside several of my colleagues encouraging @potus to hold these countries accountable and ensure American workers and on a level playing field.
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Graham Dufault retweeted
Today, I urged @USTradeRep to address Brazil's discriminatory actions targeting American companies.
We cannot afford to let these proposed digital regulations threaten innovation, undermine U.S. competitiveness, and unfairly single out American businesses.
We cannot afford to let these proposed digital regulations threaten innovation, undermine U.S. competitiveness, and unfairly single out American businesses.
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Graham Dufault retweeted
More than 100 attendees joined @actonline's packed Hill briefing on AICOA with @JosephVConiglio, @melugin_p, Chris Grimm, and K.J. Bagchi
Read the recap: actonline.org/2026/07/23/eve…
#TechPolicy #DigitalMarkets
Read the recap: actonline.org/2026/07/23/eve…
#TechPolicy #DigitalMarkets
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Graham Dufault retweeted
Very grateful for the true conservative organizations that signed our letter. washingtonreporter.news/exclusive-batt…
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It's crunch time for @SenateCommerce on kids' safety, with a markup next week.
Here's my latest in @rc_markets, "When Meta Wants Accountability, Watch Your Wallet."
Bottom Line? Reject #ASAA, support #POPA.
Here's my latest in @rc_markets, "When Meta Wants Accountability, Watch Your Wallet."
Bottom Line? Reject #ASAA, support #POPA.
When @Meta wants accountability, watch your wallet!
In a new op-ed for @rc_markets @GDufault lays out why the social media giant is bankrolling the massive campaign to trick policymakers & parents into supporting blanket age verification for apps.
On the heels of yesterday’s meeting between @SenTedCruz, @MarshaBlackburn & @WhiteHouse and ahead of next week’s potential @SenateCommerce markup this is a must read:
realclearmarkets.com/articles/2026/…
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Graham Dufault retweeted
We’ve seen that @HouseCommerce is once again looking at the App Store Freedom Act. While we are thrilled to see the committee focus on consumer protection, which we see as essential to building trust in the digital economy, this bill misses the mark. As we’ve previously noted, the App Store Freedom Act, and similar proposals such as the Open App Markets Act (OAMA) essentially copies Europe’s failed Digital Markets Act (DMA) – and undermines core consumer safeguards designed to protect user privacy, safety, and security.
These proposals would allow for unsafe alternative app stores that have as much as 50 times more malware and opens up risky payment options that do not have the basic protection necessary to protect users against malicious actors. They also require key smartphone security safeguards to be disabled in order to allow other third parties unprotected access to core features like the content of private notifications, near unrestrained access to almost everything on your phone, and access to almost anything a bad actor might want.
Proposals like this degrade trust at a time when it is needed more than ever. Read more here: trustedfuture.org/how-congress-c…
These proposals would allow for unsafe alternative app stores that have as much as 50 times more malware and opens up risky payment options that do not have the basic protection necessary to protect users against malicious actors. They also require key smartphone security safeguards to be disabled in order to allow other third parties unprotected access to core features like the content of private notifications, near unrestrained access to almost everything on your phone, and access to almost anything a bad actor might want.
Proposals like this degrade trust at a time when it is needed more than ever. Read more here: trustedfuture.org/how-congress-c…
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The U.S. and EU agree on more than they don't.
But @USTradeRep Greer is right: the #DMA unfairly targets U.S. tech firms and tries to "decide what their business models should be."
Add it to #SmallTech's long list of #DMA objections.
But @USTradeRep Greer is right: the #DMA unfairly targets U.S. tech firms and tries to "decide what their business models should be."
Add it to #SmallTech's long list of #DMA objections.
.@USTradeRep Jamieson Greer says the U.S. won't let Europe become "the arbiter" of regulating American tech companies.
#AxiosHouse
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Graham Dufault retweeted
In today’s AI ecosystem, a slow regulatory review is a death sentence for American small business innovation.
In 2025, U.S. M&A reviews dragged out to a historic average of 12.3 months. For tech breakthroughs—which face obsolescence within months—this timing is devastating.
Acquisitions are the primary exit path for over 90% of venture-backed startups. When regulators run out the clock, they starve the small businesses driving competition.
Read our new report, "M&A Review in the AI Era," to see why America needs faster, more predictable merger guidelines to keep our tech edge. 👇
actonline.org/merger-acquisi…
In 2025, U.S. M&A reviews dragged out to a historic average of 12.3 months. For tech breakthroughs—which face obsolescence within months—this timing is devastating.
Acquisitions are the primary exit path for over 90% of venture-backed startups. When regulators run out the clock, they starve the small businesses driving competition.
Read our new report, "M&A Review in the AI Era," to see why America needs faster, more predictable merger guidelines to keep our tech edge. 👇
actonline.org/merger-acquisi…
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Graham Dufault retweeted
Morgan Reed, President of @actonline, tells @BrodyMullinsDC how small businesses are already using AI to respond to RFPs faster, manage inventory, hire employees and grow.
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Graham Dufault retweeted
Yesterday, I had the privilege of moderating @actonline packed Hill lunch briefing on #AICOA and small-business growth.
Thank you to @morganwreed for keynote remarks and to @JosephVConiglio , @melugin_p , K.J. Bagchi, and Chris Grimm for a great panel discussion.
Thank you to @morganwreed for keynote remarks and to @JosephVConiglio , @melugin_p , K.J. Bagchi, and Chris Grimm for a great panel discussion.
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