In response to the recent decision by Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) to force Apple to change its practices for in-app purchases, a spokesperson for ACT | The App Association issued the following statement:  “We are concerned with CADE’s decision to intervene in the Brazilian app ecosystem [...]

  Yesterday, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) finalized its proposed judgment in its case against Google, arguing for an unprecedented breakup of the company’s products and services that would hurt consumers and the small businesses that use them every day to compete and reach new customers. “The DoJ’s proposed [...]

“Any proposed federal legislation that imposes this one-size-fits-all approach to mandate app store-level age verification would create confusing and even contradictory requirements on parents, developers, and the stores themselves. ” said the App Association’s President, Morgan Reed, “App store-level age verification shifts responsibility away from social media platforms and other [...]

  “We are encouraged by the incoming Trump-Vance Administration’s support for small business pro-growth policies, including agency reform and an approach to regulation that promotes and protects innovation.  It is critical that the government does not get in the way of opportunity and has leaders that recognize the impact that [...]

Today, the Federal Circuit took a significant step to curb standard essential patent (SEP) licensing abuses by vacating and remanding the lower court's decision. This decision follows ACT | The App Association recently filing an amicus brief on behalf of our small and medium-sized developer community in an appeal to [...]