Introduction of DMA-Style Brazilian Online Platform Legislation Will Stifle Growth of Digital Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – ACT | The App Association is discouraged by today’s announcement from Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of proposed legislation to regulate the digital economy, [...]
ACT | The App Association Brings Small Business Voice to High-Stakes Tech Regulation Debate
The recent House Judiciary Committee hearing on Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and related regulations drew intense attention in Washington and beyond. Representing small app developers and connected device [...]
ACT | The App Association Raises Red Flags From Small Businesses on New Jersey’s Data Privacy Act Implementation
The legislation aims to provide New Jersey residents with ‘more control over their personal data’, but provisions contain unnecessarily far-reaching and unusually restrictive mandates on innovative small businesses in [...]
ACT | The App Association Welcomes President Von der Leyen’s Focus on Startups and Scaleups
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – ACT | The App Association welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s emphasis on startups and competitiveness in her 2025 State of the Union speech. [...]
ACT | The App Association Joins 21 APEC Member Nations for Ministerial Meeting to Support Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – This week ACT | The App Association Senior Global Counsel Brian Scarpelli participated in the Innovation Network Forum for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), held around the [...]