Event Recap: SXSW 2025
"We regret to inform you that a vendor was hacked, exposing our customers' personal information." It’s a message that has become all too familiar as data breaches shift from [...]
Digital Tax Follies: The Importance and Understanding of Sound Tax Policies in Europe
ACT | The App Association’s small business members are the leading edge of innovation in the ever-evolving digital economy. Governments are racing to create mechanisms to measure and tax [...]
EU Lawmakers’ DMA Petition to DoJ and Commerce Deserves Quick Dismissal
We recently highlighted a bright spot in the otherwise dismal outlook for global digital marketplace regulation. Specifically, as governments around the world consider Digital Markets Act (DMA)-style regulatory frameworks, [...]
The App Association to Host Panel at SXSW on Data Breaches and Encryption
Austin, TX – This week, ACT | App Association leadership and members will host a SXSW panel discussion on data breaches and encryption. The panel will be held on [...]
Why Did Brazil’s CADE Exclude Small Business Developers from its Digital Platform Regulation Hearing?
Recently, Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) held a public hearing to discuss digital platform regulation—an issue with enormous implications for the ACT | The App Association community [...]
The EU’s DMA at One Year: Are SMEs Better Off?
One year into the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Union’s ambitious effort to regulate competition in the digital economy, startups are seeing more challenges than [...]