Frustrated advocates are saying that Congress is falling down on the job by declining to enact the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA, S. 1409) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0, S. 1418). One Wired article summarizes the legislative process those bills traversed and cites harms [...]
In today's rapidly advancing digital landscape, access to the internet has become synonymous with access to education, job opportunities, healthcare services, and so much more. However, despite the benefits of a connected world, a significant portion of Americans are still left on the wrong side of the digital divide, making [...]
Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement from president Morgan Reed on the temporary pause of the Apple Watch import ban: “The Apple Watch ecosystem thrives on collaboration between the Apple Watch and third-party developers. The pause in personal health device sales disrupts this collaborative ecosystem, affecting the [...]
In addition to being entrepreneurs and innovators, many ACT | The App Association members are patent holders. Their valuable intellectual property (IP) is the lifeblood of their businesses, allowing them to compete in crowded markets. The United States has many venues in which to protect IP, including the International Trade [...]
ACT | The App Association, along with more than 200 other businesses and trade bodies, recently sent a letter urging the UK government to make full expensing a permanent feature of the UK tax system in the 2023 Autumn Statement, which provides tax policy and rate updates. Our advocacy was [...]