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‼️App developers: What do you think of the new Play Age Signals API?
We want to hear your thoughts, questions, and pain points. Take this brief survey to help us understand what’s working and where you need more support.
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America’s computing needs aren’t slowing down—they’re growing.
We must ensure developers have access to the reliable computing infrastructure they need to deliver great products, grow their businesses, and drive American innovation.
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A new @JournalStarNews op-ed is spot on about age assurance:
✅Parents Over Platforms Act: protects kids without compromising privacy
❌App Store Accountability Act: “aimed at everyone except the companies that designed the problem.”
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A new VA bill study shows big problems with the App Store Accountability Act. The bill creates:
-Privacy concerns
-Consent fatigue
-An ineffective solution to a serious issue
-Serious compliance costs for general-purpose apps
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Hopefully, Virginia can lead the way on a smart, balanced age assurance law that:
-Regulates apps that pose risks to kids
-Doesn’t burden general-purpose apps
-Shares responsibility across the ecosystem
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To track this and other age assurance bills, use our NEW tracker and stay up-to-date on what laws have passed, when they go into effect, and what is coming in the future: devalliance.org/age-assuranc…
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Meta’s settlement shows exactly why it supports the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA). Read our full statement here: devalliance.org/news/meta-se…
Meta shouldn’t be able to write a settlement check AND write age verification laws.
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Developers Alliance Chairman Jake Ward calls out the App Store Accountability Act’s “critical weaknesses” in the @DCexaminer.
ASAA won’t protect kids—it creates a “wild misalignment of accountability” by letting risky apps off the hook.
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Spot on.
The App Store Freedom Act mirrors Europe’s DMA, which is “saddling leading American technology companies with costly compliance regimes as well as extracting hundreds of millions of dollars from them in fines.”
This is no way to build an innovation economy.
The bipartisan App Store Freedom Act would be bad for freedom, competition, and innovation reason.com/2026/07/23/the-ap…
A great @Forbes article from @JohnTamny explains how the App Store Freedom Act will raise prices. We've seen what similar laws do in the EU, and this is one thing we definitely shouldn't be importing.
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Developers Alliance co-founder Jake Ward joined Karen Smiley to discuss AI accountability, smart policy, & the challenges facing developers in the latest episode of AI, Software, & Wetware.
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✅Big win for Ohio families & devs: SB 175 advanced out of committee
SB 175 keeps kids safe online by holding risky apps like TikTok accountable, while allowing kid-safe apps to flourish. Time for @OhioSenateGOP and @OhioSenateDems to pass the only bill that protects kids online
After failing twice, AICOA’s supporters are trying to pass this misguided, unpopular bill for a third time. AICOA would break up integrated tools that drive the app ecosystem & help small devs succeed.
This is no way to grow a leading innovation economy.
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The Developers Alliance responds to the reintroduction of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA):
“While the sponsors of AICOA are well-intentioned, the bill would undermine the benefits of the modern app ecosystem for small developers...
"They empower developer competition — not stifle it — by making it easier than ever before to create an app, find customers, and grow a viable business...
94% of devs agree: apps offering age-based experiences should be responsible for keeping kids safe online.
ASAA does the opposite, letting the same social media apps parents worry about off the hook.
The most concerning apps shouldn’t get to write the rules for protecting kids.
