Small Tech Companies from Across the U.S. Call on White House to Reverse Course on H-1B Visa Fee

  President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, District of Columbia 20003   Dear Mr. President: We are the small business founders, innovators, and independent developers building the technologies that power America’s digital economy. Through our collective voice along with ACT | The App Association, [...]

By |2025-12-16T13:58:29-05:00December 18th, 2025|Competition, Letters, United States|

Korea Startup Forum and ACT | The App Association Ink New Agreement to Expand Trans-Pacific Partnership

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week at COMEUP 25, Korea Startup Forum (KSF) and ACT | The App Association (ACT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding expanding their partnership and the ties that bind together the global startup and small tech community. “This partnership with ACT represents a meaningful opportunity for [...]

By |2025-12-16T14:04:46-05:00December 16th, 2025|Global, Press Release|

Always Be Filing: ACT Filing Activity November 2025

  Throughout the year, our policy team submits filings with government bodies worldwide to advocate for a regulatory environment that inspires and rewards innovation. From issues around regulating artificial intelligence to digital trade, our team is ACTive on a wide range of topics that could have a positive or negative [...]

By |2026-01-07T14:36:24-05:00December 14th, 2025|Blog, Courts|

The 1-2-3s of Age Verification Compliance in the United States

  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 [...]

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