Mozilla Open Policy & Advocacy Blog: A Handful of Companies Control the Web. AICOA Can Change That.

Mozilla Champions the Reintroduction of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA)

Today, only a handful of tech companies shape the online experience for the more than 300 million internet users in America. This concentration of power is exactly why we need legislation that advances competition and user choice.  It’s all the more urgent as AI transforms not just the tools that people use, but also , Mozilla has firsthand experience with the impact of the exclusionary practices AICOA seeks to prevent. For example, . For example, in 2021, Firefox was .

We’re champions of AICOA and look forward to working with members of Congress to push this legislation forward and tackle longstanding anticompetitive practices. Mozilla thanks Senators Grassley and Klobuchar for their leadership in advancing competition. A thriving tech ecosystem requires an open, fair, and competitive market where innovative services can compete on merit and people can control their own experiences online.

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