On November 14, 2024, ACT | The App Association participated in the Do iOS Developers Conference in Amsterdam, an inspiring event dedicated to developers and businesses building in the iOS ecosystem. Our panel, moderated by Borbala Szucs-Bartfai, the App Association’s EU policy manager, explored how developers and small and medium-sized [...]
If you’re a small app developer or just someone who relies on apps for, well, everything, recent developments in the courts should have your attention. A district court’s judgment in the Epic v. Google case—both its findings and the remedies it has imposed—clashes with the realities of the app [...]
Today, ACT | The App Association filed an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Google and arguing the verdict and permanent injunction should be vacated. The court’s judgment threatens not only the App Association’s small business app developer members but also the app [...]
On November 19, 2024, the Innovators Network Foundation (INF) held its first-ever Capitol Hill briefing co-hosted with the George Washington (GW) Competition & Innovation Lab. INF is the 501(c)(3) foundation arm of ACT | The App Association. INF is dedicated to enhancing discussions on critical issues surrounding digital platforms. [...]
Today, Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Scott Franklin (R-GA), Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) introduced the House version of the Promoting US Leadership in Standards Act, a companion to the Senate bill introduced by Senators Warner (D-VA) and Blackburn (R-TN) and passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee [...]