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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Small Tech Founders Call for Fair H-1B Policy
ACTivists for Change: Members join forces in a letter to the White House, urging balanced, startup-friendly reforms While national conversations about the [...]
Behind What’s Shaping the Future of EU Digital Regulation
Innovation, Simplification, and Competitiveness As the European Commission’s new Digital Omnibus proposals land in Brussels, promising to ‘simplify’ AI, data, and digital rules, [...]
Small Tech Companies from Across the U.S. Call on White House to Reverse Course on H-1B Visa Fee
President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, District of Columbia 20003 Dear Mr. President: We are the [...]
The 1-2-3s of Age Verification Compliance in the United States
Lawmakers across the United States are introducing a wave of age-verification and parental-consent laws aimed at protecting kids online. While well-intentioned, these state-by-state [...]
Conversations Shaping the Future of Innovation Across Europe
Europe is at a pivotal moment for innovation, and we’ve been on the ground across the continent to make sure small-tech voices are [...]
How the App Store Accountability Act Should be Amended to Benefit Children, Parents, and Developers
During a recent House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade hearing, Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online, proponents [...]
A Scroll Down Membership Lane: November 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 [...]
