ACT | The App Association gives a voice to small technology companies. Our mission is to help members promote an environment that inspires and rewards innovation while providing resources to help them raise capital, create jobs, and continue creating incredible technology.
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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Five Questions Small Businesses Have for the FTC Nominees
In a serious blow to its reputational capital, the two Republican commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) resigned before their terms [...]
Balancing big tech and SMEs: the DMCC’s role in the UK
The UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC) was introduced earlier this year in an effort to regulate digital markets and safeguard consumers. [...]
ComMission Creep: 2022 and 2023 at the FTC and What it Means for Small Business
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been on a tear. The court losses that punctuate its campaign make it hard to call it a [...]
App Makers Need Copyright and IP Protections
On July 18, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing debating the so-called “right to repair” for devices like smartphones and tablets as well [...]
Lost in the Consumer Protection Forest: The Case for Cracking One Nut at a Time
ACT | The App Association has been calling for “The Year of Privacy” since at least 2017, with the hopes that lawmakers in the [...]
TLDR on KOSA & COPPA: Improvements Made, Questions Remain
Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee voted out the Kids’ Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill loosely based on proposals from overseas and at [...]
