Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

06/17/2026

🚨 Mark your calendars!

The 6th Annual AR/VR Policy Conference returns to Washington, DC, this Sept. 24.

Join policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to explore the future of immersive technology.

Register for free ⤵️
https://vist.ly/584ru

06/16/2026

📅 TODAY @ 12 PM ET:

How can policymakers protect kids from chatbot harms without resorting to bans?

Join Becca Branum, Justine Gluck, Juan Londoño, and Josh Withrow for a discussion on chatbot safety legislation and alternatives to bans, moderated by ITIF's Alex Ambrose.

Register 👇

Join ITIF for a discussion on recently introduced chatbot safety bills up for debate in Congress, including the GUARD Act and CHATBOT Act, and what policymakers, parents, and platforms could do to protect children without bans.

06/12/2026

Last month, the Commerce Department’s Inspector General found significant operational and governance failures in NIST’s National Vulnerability Database and directed the agency to develop a corrective action plan.

But fixing the backlog alone won’t be enough.

ITIF's David Kertai explains how NIST can modernize the database:
https://vist.ly/57jm7

06/11/2026

The U.S. Embassy in London is pushing back on a proposed UK social media ban for under-16s.

ITIF's Ash Johnson explains why empowering parents with customizable tools and age-appropriate safeguards is a better approach than one-size-fits-all restrictions.

06/11/2026

The NO FAKES Act would rightly create a federal right of publicity to protect people from unauthorized AI-generated replicas.

But its broad definition of a “digital replica” could unintentionally harm video game development and innovation.

As Policy Analyst Alex Ambrose explains, Congress should pass the NO FAKES Act—but narrow this definition to protect innovation while stopping harmful deepfakes.

🔗 Read the analysis:
https://vist.ly/57e2k

06/11/2026

The EU’s recently unveiled Tech Sovereignty Package aims to reduce reliance on U.S. technology & boost “digital autonomy.”

But Europe’s biggest challenge is weak tech-driven productivity growth—not its use of American technology.

Restricting access to leading U.S. cloud, chip, & data center providers could slow digital adoption, undermine innovation, & weaken Europe’s ability to compete with China.

ITIF's Tanya Nagrath explains in her latest ⤵️
https://vist.ly/57eam

06/10/2026

Senator Marsha Blackburn is reportedly negotiating with the White House to preempt state AI laws in exchange for advancing bills like KOSA, ASAA, and the NO FAKES Act.

But Senior Policy Manager Ash Johnson warns that linking these issues could stall progress on all of them.

Read our full statement:
https://vist.ly/57b3d

06/10/2026

US export controls were meant to preserve America's AI lead. Instead, they may be accelerating China's push for technological self-sufficiency & strengthening competing AI ecosystems.

In a Tech Policy Press op-ed, ITIF President Daniel Castro explains why policymakers should rethink the strategy. ⤵️
https://vist.ly/57aqc

06/10/2026

China is closing the space innovation gap with the US—and with it, the race for next-gen space infrastructure behind GPS, broadband, weather forecasting, disaster response, agriculture, finance, and defense.

America leads, but Beijing is moving fast. https://vist.ly/5799d

06/10/2026

The EU’s Digital Markets Act is not neutral competition policy. It is a discriminatory regime that disproportionately burdens America’s leading technology firms while European firms face no comparable treatment in the U.S.

Section 301 exists for this kind of unfair trade practice. The Trump administration has shown it is willing to use it, and USTR should be prepared to do so here.

That does not mean starting a trade war. It means giving diplomacy teeth. If Brussels will not fix the DMA’s discriminatory treatment of U.S. firms, the United States should put real leverage on the table.

Read ITIF's Latest 👇https://vist.ly/578ys