Association for Competitive Technology’s Letter to California Assembly Leadership Opposing COMPETE Act (AB 1776)
Why a DMA-Style Framework is the Wrong Answer for American Competition Policy
Panelists at the Hill briefing "The Case For and Against an American Digital Markets Act" on April 23, 2026 On April 23, the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) hosted a Hill briefing to examine whether the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) offers a model the United States [...]
Developed EU + UK Tour: Going Behind the Rules Shaping Funding
Decisions made in Brussels, London, and other capitals around the globe increasingly shape whether startups can raise funds, access markets, and scale worldwide. When the rules of the road aren’t clear or keep shifting, they affect product timelines, increase costs, and make investors turn away. That’s true for early-stage [...]
Building for Tomorrow, Today
This week we're starting a return to our official name, Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), and moving away from the unofficial moniker “the App Association” that we’ve used as shorthand to describe our membership and our work. The world is experiencing a transformative surge in technological innovation from [...]
ACTivists for Change: Small Tech’s 2026 Policy Priorities
Right now, policymakers around the world are setting their 2026 agendas on the same core questions: how to protect consumers online, how to govern AI responsibly without stifling innovation, how to strengthen privacy and security, and how to drive economic growth. From Brussels to London to Washington, across the [...]