Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement regarding speeches made by Rebecca Slaughter, commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Jennifer Dixton of the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) at the American National Standards Institute: “The remarks from Commissioner Slaughter and Ms. Dixton are [...]
On 27 October, the United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced the autumn Budget and spending review. This budget review sets out the British government’s spending plans for each department for the next three years. This year’s statement includes a range of investments in the tech ecosystem, such [...]
On 13 October, ACT | The App Association hosted a webinar on the impact of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in Spain. The event brought together app developers, policymakers, and academics to discuss the realities of the Spanish tech ecosystem and develop solutions as a community of innovators. The panel [...]
On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) held an understatedly crucial open meeting, the third under the tenure of its new chairwoman, Lina Khan. During the meeting, FTC Commissioners voted 3-2 to adopt a policy statement affirming that health apps and connected devices that collect or [...]
As you probably heard, virtual AppCon’21 returned in September, and this M.A.C. (Mini AppCon) focused on infrastructure and federal programs supporting broadband deployment. As a quick reminder, our first M.A.C. of 2021 covered all things connected health and pandemic response and M.A.C. 2 addressed issues around competition and standard-essential patents [...]
