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May 16, 2025|Knowledge Base Articles

Bangladesh’s Cross-Border Data Transfer Regulation

Bangladesh’s proposed data localization rules would make it more difficult for U.S. tech firms to operate efficiently, potentially increasing costs and regulatory risk in a key emerging market. The policy reflects a broader shift toward restrictive digital governance that undermines global interoperability and weakens U.S. competitiveness in the region.

May 16, 2025|Knowledge Base Articles

Brazil’s Cross-Border Data Transfer Regulation

Brazil’s data transfer restrictions pose complex and inconsistent compliance burdens that threaten to sideline U.S. technology firms in Latin America’s largest digital economy.

May 16, 2025|Knowledge Base Articles

Brazil’s Content Moderation Regulation

Brazil’s proposed “Fake News” Bill would force U.S. tech firms to overhaul services, compromise encryption standards, and operate under vague, high-risk content rules. As Brazil sets a regional precedent, these measures threaten U.S. digital competitiveness and weaken global norms around free expression and privacy.

May 16, 2025|Knowledge Base Articles

Australia’s Digital Remuneration Mandate

Australia’s digital remuneration regime forces U.S. tech companies to fund a broad spectrum of Australian news publishers under the threat of regulation, despite the significant traffic and value these platforms already provide. This threatens to fragment digital markets and erode U.S. technology leadership in content distribution.

May 16, 2025|Knowledge Base Articles

Pakistan’s Digital Tax Policy

Pakistan’s fragmented digital tax system creates financial and operational barriers that disproportionately impact U.S. tech firms. These policies weaken their ability to scale, retain market share, and sustain long-term competitiveness in South Asia’s digital economy.

May 16, 2025|Knowledge Base Articles

Pakistan’s Content Moderation Regulation

Pakistan’s new digital content moderation regulation imposes strict controls that undermine the ability of U.S. tech firms to operate, raising compliance risks and shrinking market access. This shift weakens the comparative position of U.S. platforms in South Asia and bolsters more state-aligned competitors.

May 16, 2025|Knowledge Base Articles

Brazil’s Discriminatory Merger Guidelines

Brazil’s digital merger rules raise regulatory barriers for U.S. tech firms by targeting early-stage acquisitions and imposing speculative theories of harm. This slows innovation-driven growth and undermines America’s competitive position in Latin America’s expanding digital economy.

May 16, 2025|Blogs

America Is Falling Behind on University Research

The United States is falling behind its global peers in funding university research, now ranking 27th in the OECD. To maintain global leadership and compete with countries like China, policymakers must reverse the dangerous cuts to university research.

May 16, 2025|Knowledge Base Articles

France’s Digital Renumeration Mandate

France’s news remuneration law forces U.S. platforms to pay for linking to content, turning a voluntary and beneficial relationship into a regulated transfer. This model imposes recurring costs and compliance risks that weaken U.S. tech competitiveness and set a global precedent.

May 16, 2025|Knowledge Base Articles

Pakistan’s Cross-Border Data Transfer Regulation

Pakistan’s data protection law imposes costly localization requirements and ambiguous transfer restrictions, disadvantaging U.S. tech firms and reducing their ability to scale services. By structuring data flows around political alignments, the law strengthens China’s comparative position in the region.

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