The benefits Curated Online Marketplaces (COMs), like app stores, provide are critical for small businesses competing in the app economy: Immediate access to global markets and consumers Built-in consumer trust in the COM and the business distributing it Offloading of overhead so app developers can focus resources on the core [...]

App developers depend on clear and consistent rules of the road that support innovation and allow them to continue to be leaders in providing parents sensible ways to protect their kids from inappropriate content online. Responding to the announcement by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. John James (R-MI) ACT [...]

  (Brussels) 23 April 2025 – Today, the European Commission announced fines totaling €700 million related to investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Missing from the Commission’s announcement were any details on how these fines will be used to support more innovation from Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). “€700 million is [...]

  In response to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s 2025 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, ACT | The App Association released the following statement: ACT | The App Association appreciates the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) thorough review of the key obstacles U.S. companies encounter in [...]