LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) comments on the impact for startups and small businesses in today’s announcement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on business software and cloud services. ‘Small app developers benefit from the trust, security, and global reach that app stores provide. [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – In a joint letter led by the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), a coalition of organizations is urging the California Senate Judiciary Committee to reject AB 1776, the COMPETE Act, warning that the bill would create a vague California-specific antitrust framework that threatens startups, small businesses, [...]
Statement: From Morgan Reed, President of the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT): "ACT and our small business members welcome House negotiators' abandonment of Meta’s damaging App Store Accountability Act (ASAA) as part of the proposed bipartisan kids’ safety package. "By steering clear of ASAA, lawmakers appropriately rejected a misguided [...]
Ruling restores this pro-competitive tool for startups and small businesses across the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commenting on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts’ ruling in State of California v. Mark Wayne Mullin et al. challenging the creation and implementation of a new $100,000 fee [...]
Reinforces Need for Congressional Action on Comprehensive Framework WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responding to today’s White House Executive Order (EO) “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security” establishing: A process to strengthen the cybersecurity and defence of government systems against AI threats to protect national security, and A voluntary process [...]