Antitrust and You Part 3: Nondiscrimination Provides a Platform for Me but Not for Thee

When ACT | The App Association started this series in March with Antitrust and You Part 1, we highlighted some concerns with a potential nondiscrimination regime, pointing to the outlines of an idea in the House Antitrust Subcommittee’s report. We hoped Committee members would decline the idea since it could [...]

By |2021-11-15T12:03:50-05:00November 12th, 2021|App Economy, Blog, Competition, Tech Regulation|

How to Make the Digital Services Act More SME-Friendly

The European Union (EU) continues its work on the Digital Services Act (DSA) to clarify the rules for digital intermediary service providers to protect consumers and establish a clear accountability framework for online platforms. As a representative of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups in the digital sector, ACT [...]

By |2024-02-16T05:15:20-05:00November 10th, 2021|Blog, Competition, European Union, Innovation and IP, Tech Regulation|

App Makers Tour of Europe – Spain

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 [...]

App Makers Tour of Europe – Italy

On 4 October, ACT | The App Association continued its App Makers Tour of Europe in Italy. Our webinar on the impact of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) brought together app developers, policymakers, and academics. The panellists discussed the realities of the Italian digital ecosystem and the particular implications of [...]

The Great Manipulation: Are Dark Patterns Leading Congress to Help its Biggest Targets?

Congress is once again focusing on how social media companies are possibly manipulating consumers thanks to a new cadre of serious documented consequences. So, it is especially frustrating that the most vocal policymakers seem to be coalescing around a solution to these problems that actually helps the business models that [...]

By |2021-10-13T19:54:43-04:00October 13th, 2021|App Economy, Blog, Competition, Policy, Privacy, Tech Regulation|
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