404 Error: How Legislation Intended to Grow the App Economy Could End Up Hurting It— Part 2

Over the last several years, regulators, Congress, and most recently state legislatures, have been taking a hard look at “big tech” companies, the relationship they have with small businesses, like our members, and have raised concerns about competition in the digital market. We also have concerns. Real-life concerns that transcend [...]

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App Makers Tour of Europe – France

Version française ici On 13 July 2021, ACT | The App Association continued its App Makers Tour of Europe. During our third stop in France, local app developers, policymakers, industry representatives, and regulators shared their views on the local app economy and the opportunities and challenges developers face today. Our [...]

Tour d’Europe des App Makers – France

English version Le 13 juillet 2021, ACT | The App Association a poursuivi son Tour d’Europe des App Makers . Lors de notre troisième étape en France, des développeurs d'applications locaux, des décideurs politiques, des représentants de l'industrie et des régulateurs ont discuté de l'économie des applications en France et [...]

AppCon’21: Return of the M.A.C. (Mini AppCon)

Every year members of ACT | The App Association make the trip from every corner of the United States to our nation’s capital for three days of education and advocacy. Enter: 2020, COVID-19, and our first totally virtual AppCon! AppCon’20 spanned across five weeks – weeks one through four were [...]

An Update on the Digital Services Act: SMEs Urge European Commission and Parliament to Ensure Proportionality

The European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) met on 21 June to discuss the proposed regulation of online platforms and digital service providers, the Digital Services Act (DSA). ACT | The App Association has concerns that some of the provisions Member of the European Parliament (MEP) [...]

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