Our Policy Priorities
Our policy priorities reflect the opportunities and challenges today’s small business app developers and IoT innovators face in the app ecosystem such as access to broadband, workforce development, and economic growth. We also contribute our thought leadership to broader issues affecting our members and consumers like data privacy, digital healthcare, and accessibility.
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Policymakers Can Protect Children Without Breaking the Internet
Earlier this month, a legal clock ran out in Europe. On 3 April 2026, interpersonal communication services operating in the European Union lost [...]
In an AI Driven World, Data Center Policy is Small Business Policy
As policymakers debate the future of data centers in the United States, the discussion often centers on the ambitions of the largest technology [...]
ACT at 4YFN | Mobile World Congress 2026
4YFN (4 Years From Now), the startup-focused side of Mobile World Congress (MWC), is one of the largest, most relevant gatherings of startup [...]
ACT Files Amicus Briefs in Anthropic v. Dept. of War
ACT has filed amicus briefs in District Courts in California and D.C. in support of Anthropic’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of [...]
What Bad AI Policymaking Looks Like
Early choices in AI policy will shape how the technology is deployed across the economy. Policymakers are responding to public concerns around safety, [...]
A Scroll Down Membership Lane: March 2026’s Member Mondays
ACT’s members drive the innovation that powers our digital world. Each month, through our Member Monday series, we showcase these trailblazing small businesses [...]
Founders Bring the SME POV to Brussels @GAEC: EU 2026
ACT’s Annual Global App Economy Conferences (GAECs) bring our startup and small tech members together for three days of founder-to-founder networking and direct [...]
