Bridging Technology Trends and Conversations in APEC Member Economies

  Across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region, member economies’ competition authorities are taking a fresh look at the role of digital platforms and curated online marketplaces (COMs) in fostering healthy, innovative ecosystems. These digital platforms and the emerging technologies they enable are indispensable to startups, scaleups, and small and [...]

By |2025-09-30T15:48:12-04:00September 30th, 2025|Antitrust, Blog, Competition, Global, Tech Regulation, Trade, Trends|

Inside the EU’s Digital Markets Act Workshops

  A Developer Community Spotlight with Five Unique Startup Founders For startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Digital Markets Act (DMA) isn’t just an abstract policy; it’s a daily reality. These companies operate with limited resources and rely heavily on the tools and services that platforms provide. [...]

Introduction of DMA-Style Brazilian Online Platform Legislation Will Stifle Growth of Digital Economy

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – ACT | The App Association is discouraged by today’s announcement from Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of proposed legislation to regulate the digital economy, similar to the approach taken in the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA so far has produced no [...]

By |2025-09-18T13:09:21-04:00September 18th, 2025|Competition, Global, Statement|

ACT | The App Association Brings Small Business Voice to High-Stakes Tech Regulation Debate

  The recent House Judiciary Committee hearing on Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and related regulations drew intense attention in Washington and beyond. Representing small app developers and connected device makers across the United States and Europe, ACT | The App Association’s president Morgan Reed underscored how Europe’s regulatory experiments [...]

By |2025-09-17T12:24:41-04:00September 17th, 2025|Antitrust, Blog, Competition|

A Missed Opportunity as Administration Reveals Further Details of U.S. – EU Trade Deal

  WASHINGTON – Statement from Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association: “Today’s announcement doesn’t include much that we already didn’t know and leaves out the biggest non-tariff trade barriers impacting small tech companies in the United States and in Europe” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | [...]

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