EU Lawmakers’ DMA Petition to DoJ and Commerce Deserves Quick Dismissal

  We recently highlighted a bright spot in the otherwise dismal outlook for global digital marketplace regulation. Specifically, as governments around the world consider Digital Markets Act (DMA)-style regulatory frameworks, we have highlighted the way that these regulations harm small innovators globally. President Trump has focused on another aspect, calling [...]

By |2025-03-11T10:08:06-04:00March 10th, 2025|antitrust, Blog, Trade|

The EU’s DMA at One Year: Are SMEs Better Off?

  One year into the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Union’s ambitious effort to regulate competition in the digital economy, startups are seeing more challenges than benefits. The DMA was introduced with the promise of ‘levelling the playing field’ by reining in more dominant technology companies. [...]

An App Association Recap as Economics Has its Day in Court in FTC’s Antitrust Case Against Amazon

  The court considering the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) antitrust lawsuit against Amazon scheduled an economics hearing for March 7, providing an opportunity for us to better understand the FTC’s economic thinking. A quick recap of our commentary on the case may help provide some context ahead of the hearing: [...]

By |2025-02-28T10:24:43-05:00February 28th, 2025|antitrust, Blog, Competition|

American Government Hears DMA Complaints, Broadcasts Them to the World

  For the past couple years, we’ve been sending up flares about the problems with the European Union’s (EU’s) onslaught of digital market regulation. We focused in particular on the Digital Markets Act (DMA), because of how thoroughly it restricts the curated online marketplace (COM) services small app companies leverage [...]

By |2025-02-28T10:14:30-05:00February 28th, 2025|antitrust, Blog, Competition, Trade|

ACTivists for Change: An Open Letter to Policymakers in the European Union

  Letter Summary In this letter, ACT | The App Association and a sampling of our European Union (EU)-based member companies urge EU policymakers to adopt forward-thinking, balanced regulatory frameworks that empower small businesses to thrive while addressing emerging risks. Our members are at the forefront of innovation across industries, [...]

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