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Instead of following Australia's flawed approach, the UK should prioritize smarter design, stronger safety tools, and greater parental controls, not widescale bans that remove technology from young people and choice from families.

In a joint letter led by ITIF and the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), a coalition of more than 30 organizations and individuals is urging Congress to reject the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), warning that the bill would impose unnecessary limitations on America’s leading digital platforms’ ability to engage in common practices.

In response to reports of Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) negotiations with the White House to preempt state AI laws in exchange for advancing legislation on children’s online safety and digital replica bills, ITIF issued the following statement from Senior Policy Manager Ash Johnson.

Canada’s review of the Online Streaming Act is a welcome first step, but ITIF urges policymakers to fully end discriminatory digital policies that burden foreign streaming services and conflict with CUSMA’s digital trade commitments.

Following the release of the Great American AI Act discussion draft, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Associate Director of AI Policy Michelle Lopes Maldonado.

Canada’s new National AI Strategy is candid about the central barrier to adoption—many businesses still do not understand how AI can improve their operations—but the strategy’s proposed solutions don’t address the adoption challenge it lays out.

President Trump’s executive order on AI innovation and cybersecurity gets the central tradeoff right. Following South Korea’s local elections, policymakers should draw the same lesson and avoid turning AI safety into another layer of pre-market regulation.

Following President Trump’s executive order on AI innovation and cybersecurity, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Michelle Lopes Maldonado, associate director of AI policy.

ITIF today welcomed former Virginia Delegate Michelle Lopes Maldonado on board as associate director of AI policy.

Following the FCC's approval of EchoStar's sale of spectrum to AT&T and SpaceX, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology policy, released the following statement from Joe Kane, ITIF’s director of broadband and spectrum policy.

Reuters quoted Ellis Scherer in coverage of China's increased efforts to innovate in space.

CQ Roll Call reports that in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, ITIF and more than 30 other groups said the bill “targets a small set of online platforms that meet specific revenue and user thresholds—without requiring any demonstration that they enjoy market power.”

A Los Angeles Times column on the impact of the Trump administration's proposed cuts to scientific research cites an ITIF study, noting that, taken together, these cuts “would shrink the economy by $1 trillion compared with maintaining the 2025 level of R&D.”

Rest of World quoted Stephen Ezell in an article on Canada and the EU opening their markets to Chinese EVs while the United States remains restrictive due to tariffs and China’s state-backed, market-distorting trade practices.

Politico quoted Michelle Lopes Maldonado, associate director of AI policy, in a story on how litigation targeting chatbots as “dangerous products” is opening a new frontier in legal fights against tech firms.

Tech Times mentioned the Center for Data Innovation’s statement on the Great American AI Act, which called the bill’s core architecture “a step in the right direction” while urging sponsors to sharpen the IVO accountability structure and establish a dynamic compute-threshold mechanism.

Broadband Breakfast quoted Daniel Castro in a recap of its expert panel on cybersecurity in an AI-driven world and who should control access to the most powerful tools, citing his warning that the United States risks squandering its narrow lead over adversaries such as China.

WebProNews cited ITIF’s October 2025 report on how export controls helped Huawei and hurt U.S. firms in an article about Huawei’s rotating chairman publicly thanking U.S. sanctions for spurring China’s semiconductor self-sufficiency.

New Jersey Business Magazine cited ITIF’s report on the Bayh-Dole Act’s role in driving university-led regional economic growth in an article on New Jersey universities expanding tech transfer to fuel innovation and economic development.

Communications Daily quoted ITIF in an article on NCTA and Verizon urging quick FCC action on IP transition.