(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 [...]

  Ahead of Wednesday’s House Judiciary hearing entitled, “Artificial Intelligence: Examining Trends in Innovation and Competition,” ACT | The App Association shared this  statement of support ahead of the hearing: Small business developers are on the frontlines of AI advancement—building tools that improve how we deliver healthcare, power local economies, [...]

  Ahead of Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Subcommittee entitled, “Big Fixes for Big Tech,” ACT | The App Association wrote a letter to Chair Lee and Ranking Member Klobuchar and released the following statement:  “Given the witness list of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on ‘Big Fixes for Big Tech,’ it [...]

  WASHINGTON – ACT | The App Association today released the following statement from president Morgan Reed after Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), and Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) announced plans to reintroduce the Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act in the [...]