Competition
We support tech policy that promotes competition, scales compliance, and reduces structural barriers for innovators.
Key Takeaways
- A thriving tech economy depends on healthy competition.
- Middle Tech companies offer alternatives to dominant platforms.
- Current rules often favor scale and entrench Big Tech power.
- One-size-fits-all policies create unfair compliance burdens.
- Right-sized regulation fosters innovation, growth, and choice.
Supporting Innovation from the Middle Out
The Internet should be a place where innovative companies can compete and grow — not one where only the biggest players win by default. Middle Tech companies offer vital alternatives to dominant platforms, powering diverse services, new ideas, and better outcomes for consumers.
But today’s digital markets are shaped by structural advantages that concentrate power at the top. Internet Works advocates for policies that reduce those barriers and give smaller and mid-sized companies a fair shot at success.
What We’re Fighting For
Section 230 protects free expression online and enables safety across the Internet. It’s an existential promise for innovation — shielding responsible platforms from costly lawsuits while holding bad actors accountable.
Trust and safety are essential to the digital economy. We support flexible content moderation policies that reflect platform diversity and protect all users, not one-size-fits-all rules that burden startups.
We support a national privacy law that preempts the patchwork of state rules and aligns with global standards, ensuring trust, clarity, and user protection without punishing smaller platforms.
Middle Tech companies are integrators and deployers of AI, expanding access and boosting productivity. We support a risk-based policy approach that regulates the right part of the AI supply chain.