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 approaches create a confusing and costly patchwork for startups and independent developers. And, as we have seen in other efforts to use age verification methods, the very [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. - ACT | The App Association issued the following statement on the issuance of the new Executive Order regarding State AI laws: "This has got to stop. We are stuck in the mud on AI policy in this country while others are racing ahead, and they aren't [...]
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 included in the decisions being made in Brussels. Every conversation, from policy hackathons to founder workshops, pointed to the same reality: Europe’s digital future depends on [...]
During a recent House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade hearing, Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online, Rep. John James (R-MI) championed the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA, H.R. 3149) as an effective, privacy-protective solution to protect children online. He argued that by requiring [...]
