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ITIF’s Aegis Project for Defending U.S. Technology Leadership is dedicated to helping the United States prevail in its techno-economic power struggle with China by identifying and opposing domestic and international laws and regulations that undermine the competitive position of major U.S. tech companies. Policymakers must understand that limiting attacks on U.S. tech leaders is critical for America’s global power and leadership.

Hilal Aka
Hilal Aka

Policy Analyst

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

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Robert D. Atkinson
Robert D. Atkinson

President

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

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David Moschella
David Moschella

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

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What America Can Learn From China About Big Tech

What America Can Learn From China About Big Tech

America should reconsider its antagonistic approach toward Big Tech, instead forging strategic partnerships with these firms—similar to China's recent pivot—to maintain global technological leadership and competitive edge in critical fields like AI and semiconductors.

Go to the Mattresses: It’s Time to Reset U.S.-EU Tech and Trade Relations

Go to the Mattresses: It’s Time to Reset U.S.-EU Tech and Trade Relations

In its bid for tech sovereignty, the EU has been aggressively targeting U.S. firms and industries with unfair protectionist policies. This cannot stand. To move forward into a new era of deeper transatlantic trade integration, America must first demand a level playing field.

The Conservative Weaponization of Government Against Tech

The Conservative Weaponization of Government Against Tech

Some conservatives have grievances with “Big Tech” companies and would marshal the power of government to punish them. But the policy proposals stemming from this conservative “techlash” would have significant costs for consumers, businesses, and the economy.

America Needs Big Tech to Beat Big China

America Needs Big Tech to Beat Big China

Neo-Brandeisians have launched a campaign to discredit the argument that breaking up or shackling America’s large technology multinationals would be a boon for China. But they’re wrong.

Think Different: Why Progressives Should Stop Bashing ‘Big Tech’

Think Different: Why Progressives Should Stop Bashing ‘Big Tech’

There is much to do to restore the promise of the American dream for U.S. workers. Attacking tech companies might feel good, and even excite some in the progressive base, but it won’t get the job done.

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April 28, 2025|Reports & Briefings

EU Regulatory Actions Against US Tech Companies Are a De Facto Tariff System

EU policymakers frame their legislative and regulatory actions against U.S. tech companies as measures to promote competition and protect consumers. But they operate as protectionist trade barriers and revenue-generating mechanisms.

April 22, 2025|Events

How the Rise of Chinese E-Commerce Platforms Will Impact the United States

Watch now for a discussion with experts on e-commerce regulation, logistics, and policy as they explored the growth of Chinese e-commerce platforms, their impact on U.S. businesses and consumers, and how policymakers and industry leaders should respond.

April 17, 2025|Blogs

Europe’s GDPR Fines Against US Firms Are Unfair and Disproportionate

The magnitude of the total fines against U.S. companies is extraordinary. To put the amount in perspective, it is roughly the same as the GDP of Fiji. It could cover the cost of sending five rovers to explore Mars. It would be enough to build two new football stadiums in Washington, DC. It could even pay for every household in America to buy six dozen eggs.

April 10, 2025|Blogs

Trade Talks Must Confront Foreign Non-Tariff Attacks on American Tech

U.S. trade negotiations must go beyond tariffs to confront the growing trend of foreign governments targeting American tech companies with discriminatory regulations, taxes, and fines. These non-tariff attacks undermine U.S. innovation and global competitiveness and must be a central focus to protect America’s techno-economic leadership.

April 8, 2025|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

Big Tech Antitrust: Postelection Edition

While U.S. antitrust enforcement is likely to shift under a second Trump administration, ongoing cases against Big Tech are expected to continue. Rather than doubling down on neo-Brandeisian antitrust, the Trump administration should use evidence-based policymaking that recognizes how firms evolve in response to incentives and market dynamics.

March 25, 2025|Blogs

What Vance Left Unsaid in Paris: America’s AI Leadership Hinges on Big Tech Leadership

Vice President Vance was right to warn against stifling AI innovation with excessive regulation, but the Trump administration must go further by pushing back against policies like the EU’s Digital Markets Act and similar U.S. regulatory efforts that undermine American tech leadership. To maintain global competitiveness, the U.S. should support its leading tech companies, ensuring they have the scale and capital needed to drive AI and technological advancements, rather than subjecting them to restrictive regulations that benefit foreign competitors.

March 21, 2025|Blogs

Does the DMA Intentionally Target US Companies?

While the DMA may be motivated by Europe’s commitment to its long-held ordoliberal model of competition policy, its disproportionate effects on U.S. firms are intentional.

March 7, 2025|Blogs

The Global Spread of Protectionist Policies That Squeeze American Tech Companies

A growing proliferation of antitrust regulations, content-moderation requirements, data-localization mandates, digital service taxes, exorbitant fines and fees, and local content requirements reveals a clear pattern: They are designed to unfairly burden and extract revenue from American Big Tech.

February 7, 2025|Blogs

Why Is the FTC Working With Temu While China Advances in AI?

The DeepSeek breakthrough does not vindicate or discredit antitrust policies but is a wake-up call. Rather than celebrating moves to hobble its tech ecosystem, the United States needs a coherent national strategy that leverages all American innovative capabilities to ensure U.S. AI leadership.

January 31, 2025|Blogs

The FTC’s Amazon-Temu Blunder: Working With China to Target American Tech

The FTC's surprising decision to partner with Chinese-owned Temu in its antitrust case against Amazon reveals a dangerous misalignment between American antitrust policy and national security interests, highlighting how regulatory overreach could end up strengthening China's tech dominance.

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