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|

Congress’s App Store Bills Could Weaken Privacy Protections and Hurt Small Developers

  Small business developers have long warned that certain competition proposals can unintentionally weaken privacy and security protections for users. This Congress, the issue is back: the App Store Freedom Act (ASFA) and the Open App Markets Act (OAMA). Both bills are pending in Congress, where proponents insist they will [...]

Are We in an AI Bubble? What This Global Conversation Means for Startups

  It seems like everyone is talking about the “AI bubble” right now. Whether we’re in one, whether it’s about to burst, or whether we’re only at the beginning of something much larger. From Brussels to London to Washington, the same headline keeps appearing, prompting the same question: what happens [...]

Ensuring the 28th Regime and the European Innovation Act Empower EU Startups

  Dear Executive Vice-President Virkkunen, Commissioner Zaharieva, and Honourable Members of the European Parliament, We, the members of ACT | The App Association, are European startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) building companies from kitchen tables and co-working spaces, yet our innovations power the global digital economy and [...]

By |2025-11-26T09:14:41-05:00November 21st, 2025|Competition, European Union, Letters|
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