The Changing Policy and Tech Environment
Policy decisions directly affect developers and the future of technology. Your voice matters in shaping regulations around data privacy, AI, competition, and more. Learn about the biggest issues and discover simple, practical ways to get involved.
Policy Issues Affecting Developers
Key regulatory topics that impact how you build and deploy software
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Data privacy regulations are being enacted at both federal and state levels, creating a complex patchwork of requirements.
AI Regulation
As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in software development, states are rushing to create their own AI regulations.
Competition
Competition policy affects how developers can access platforms, app stores, and essential development tools.
Age Verification
Proposed age verification laws require platforms and apps to verify users' ages before allowing access to certain content.
Alliance 2.0 will be launching in the coming months. We'll be focused on amplifying developer voices through issue advocacy, and giving you the resources you need to make an impact worldwide.
Giving Developers a Voice in Tech Policy
The Developers Alliance brings real-world technical insight to the conversations shaping technology policy. We help policymakers and industry leaders understand how rules work in practice so decisions reflect the realities of the people who build the digital economy.
The Cost of Leaving Developers Out
When developers are left out of policy debates, important technical context gets lost. The rules become harder to build for, innovation slows, and smaller teams struggle to keep up — all without improving safety for consumers.
Developer insight is what keeps policy that works on paper from falling apart in reality. But developers are focused on building and shipping - not deciphering shifting laws across dozens of jurisdictions. They need support, structure, and a clear path to bring their expertise into the policy process.
The Developers Alliance closes that gap by giving developers the information, tools, and opportunities to share their expertise where it matters most.
Our Work to Advance Better Policy
Here's how the Alliance equips, empowers, and advocates for developers:
Research on Developer Impact
The Developers Alliance conducts large-scale surveys that surface the practical consequences of technology regulation. These findings give policymakers hard data on what developers are facing — increased costs, implementation barriers, and technical challenges that often go unseen until the damage is done.
Technical Guidance for Policymakers
The Alliance provides direct technical guidance to legislators through briefings, testimony, and hands-on consultation. We help decision-makers understand how proposals will impact software, infrastructure, and product teams before those rules become law.
Events That Bring Developers Into the Conversation
The Alliance hosts webinars, roundtables, and briefings that connect developers with policymakers and industry leaders. These gatherings create opportunities for developers to share technical context directly with the people writing and implementing technology rules.
Clear Analysis on Emerging Rules
The Alliance publishes clear, practical analysis on emerging regulations, highlighting what developers need, where proposals fall short, and how to set workable rules. This insight helps policymakers, journalists, and industry leaders understand the stakes when it comes to innovation, competition, and building today's digital economy.
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Policy Priorities
Explore the policy questions that could define the next era of the digital economy.
News
Get the latest updates on the decisions, proposals, and debates unfolding in real time.
Resources
Find guides, research, and explainers that break down today's most important technology policy issues.
Events
Join conversations that bring developers, industry leaders, and policy voices together on the issues that matter.
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