Joint Memorandum from Members of ACT | The App Association to Members of Congress re: Negative Impacts of the Digital Markets Act on Small Business
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. Her recognition of the role of Europe’s innovators sends an important signal at a critical moment for the EU’s digital [...]
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 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC’s) Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Ministerial meeting in Jeju, Republic of Korea, a key forum for [...]
ACT | The App Association Applauds the EU General Courts Dismissal of Challenge to EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
WASHINGTON – The EU General Court’s decision to uphold the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is welcome news for small tech companies and developers. ACT | The App Association’s members are global corporations by birth and rely on clear and predictable policy to operate across national borders. “The seamless flow [...]
ACT | The App Association Applauds Court’s Decision in Google Search Antitrust Remedies
WASHINGTON – ACT | The App Association applauds today’s ruling by Judge Amit P. Mehta in the United States v Google search antitrust case. Judge Mehta rejected the Department of Justice’s overly broad and unrelated proposed remedies, a significant win for small technology companies and app developers who utilize [...]