ACT | The App Association Letter re a U.S.-Korea Reciprocal Trade Agreement and Digital Trade Barriers
What the New U.S. – UK Trade Deal Means for Small Tech Businesses
On 8 May 2025, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.) announced a new trade agreement. While much of the news coverage has focused on tariffs for steel, cars, and agricultural goods, there’s are also reasons to be optimistic for small tech businesses on both sides of [...]
Statement from ACT | The App Association on the announced U.S. – U.K. Trade Deal
‘Our members broadly welcome the trade announcement. Closer trade relations between the United States and UK will provide a boost for UK tech small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The U.S. market is key for many app developers in the UK. The proposed U.S.–UK technological partnership could act as a [...]
Proposed Remedies in Web Search Antitrust Are Too Broad and Will Have Unintended Negative Consequences for Small Technology Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an amicus brief submitted during the Google Search antitrust case, ACT | The App Association detailed unintended and deleterious outcomes for small and medium-sized tech businesses from the proposed remedies from the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Colorado: Proposed Remedies Will Create [...]
Statement by ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed on 10-Year Moratorium on State AI Laws Included in Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON – Startups and small businesses are using artificial intelligence (AI) to drive the next wave of innovation. But regulatory overreach threatens to create a quagmire of conflicting and unnecessary rules that might put American leadership at risk. “We’re tracking more than 900 state AI bills. This potential surge of [...]