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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The ABC’s of Age Verification in the United States
Part One of ACT | The App Association’s Two-Part Series: The ABCs and 1-2-3s of Age Verification and Compliance Lawmakers across the United [...]
ACT Unites Worldwide Associations in Supporting Encryption
Encryption is crucial to the global digital economy. If online services cannot use strong technical protection mechanisms like encryption, users of those services [...]
OpenAI’s App Store Moment Highlights the Shifting Nature of the Digital Marketplace
OpenAI’s recent announcement that developers could now build and publish apps directly inside ChatGPT became another clear sign of how quickly digital markets evolve. [...]
When Regulators Undermine Their Own Consumer Protection Goals
Recent scrutiny of digital platforms’ practices in the European Union has resurfaced a persistent tension: how can governments impose sweeping open access mandates [...]
ACT Fights Back Against Digital Trade Barriers Around the World
Just before Halloween, ACT | The App Association filed extensive comments with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as the agency prepares its [...]
A Scroll Down Membership Lane: October 2025’s Member Mondays
ACT | The App Association’s members drive the innovation that powers our digital world. Each month, through our Member Monday series, we spotlight [...]
ACT | The App Association Welcomes JURI Committee’s Decision to Take the Commission to Court Over SEP Withdrawal
BRUSSELS – Today, the European Parliament’s JURI Committee voted to challenge the European Commission’s withdrawal of the proposed Standard Essential Patents (SEP) Regulation in [...]
