Developers Celebrate in the Sun at Google I/O as DMA Storm Clouds Gather

  A few weeks ago, I traveled to Mountain View for my first ever in-person Google I/O experience. The presentations included live demonstrations and concrete examples illustrating how updates across a wide range of Google services will meaningfully benefit small businesses and consumers. The event was more than just glitz [...]

By |2026-06-09T15:13:05-04:00June 9th, 2026|Antitrust, Blog, Competition, European Union|

Joint Statement on the Open Internet and IP Interconnection in the Digital Networks Act

  Following the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Networks Act (DNA)1, the under-signed organizations and civil society groups would like to express their concerns regarding the effects of this proposal on net neutrality. We regret that the concerns raised by a broad coalition of stakeholders during [...]

Developers Reach a Port in the DMA Storm

  The European Commission's ongoing implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) has produced a flood of proposals threatening the very safeguards that keep digital marketplaces and operating systems secure. For ACT members, among the most alarming are measures that would gut the access management functions major operating systems rely [...]

By |2026-06-02T10:15:15-04:00May 28th, 2026|Antitrust, Blog, Competition, European Union|

Startups and SMEs Are Essential to the Digital Economy

Association for Competitive Technology Applications to Intervene in Digital Markets Act Cases Granted   BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – In granting the Association for Competitive Technology’s (ACT) application to intervene in Case T-438/25, Case T-352/24, and T-359/25, collectively Apple Inc. v. European Commission, the General Court of the European Union has acknowledged [...]

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 [...]

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