Founders Bring the SME POV to Brussels @GAEC: EU 2026

  ACT’s Annual Global App Economy Conferences (GAECs) bring our startup and small tech members together for three days of founder-to-founder networking and direct engagement with policymakers. GAECs are the culmination of what we do at ACT, bringing our three pillars together in one event that fosters community, provides resources [...]

ACT at the FTC: Why Blanket Age Verification Mandates Miss the Mark

As policymakers consider new online safety proposals, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently convened a workshop to examine the evolving landscape of age verification, estimation, and assurance tools, legislative proposals centered around their use, and the interplay between emerging age authentication frameworks and existing regulations, such as [...]

By |2026-04-07T15:28:06-04:00March 31st, 2026|Blog, Events, Privacy, United States|

California’s Merger Proposals Could Set Back the Startup Economy by a Generation

  On March 20, the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) held a meeting to discuss draft proposals that would fundamentally reshape the state's approach to mergers and acquisitions. The proposals aim to establish a California-specific antitrust regime that departs from established federal law, an approach the proposal's own authors described [...]

By |2026-03-31T11:27:04-04:00March 31st, 2026|Artificial Intelligence/AI, Blog, Competition|
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