Earlier this month, a legal clock ran out in Europe. On 3 April 2026, interpersonal communication services operating in the European Union lost key legal clarity that has, until now, allowed them to voluntarily detect, report, and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The temporary derogation from the ePrivacy [...]
4YFN (4 Years From Now), the startup-focused side of Mobile World Congress (MWC), is one of the largest, most relevant gatherings of startup leaders in Europe, where founders learn about the latest developments in technology, government action, and the ecosystem as a whole. As sponsors of the Founders track [...]
ACT has filed amicus briefs in District Courts in California and D.C. in support of Anthropic’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of War. In response to Anthropic refusing to allow its products to be used for autonomous lethal action or the mass surveillance of Americans, Secretary Hegseth in [...]
ACT’s Annual Global App Economy Conferences (GAECs) bring our startup and small tech members together for three days of founder-to-founder networking and direct engagement with policymakers. GAECs are the culmination of what we do at ACT, bringing our three pillars together in one event that fosters community, provides resources [...]
EU ACTivists for Change: Members join forces to make the Single Market work for startups Across Europe, startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are building world-class products, but their growth path is still more complicated than it should be. EU startups face 27 different systems for incorporation, [...]