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, [...]
Small business developers have long warned that certain competition proposals can unintentionally weaken privacy and security protections for users. This Congress, the issue is back: the App Store Freedom Act (ASFA) and the Open App Markets Act (OAMA). Both bills are pending in Congress, where proponents insist they will [...]
ACT's 2025 Holiday Gift Guide The holiday season is sneaking up fast. Almost as fast as those Black Friday promo emails piling up in your inbox. With the holiday shopping season buzz building, we pulled together a curated list of gifts for every kind of giver, from last-minute shoppers sending [...]
It seems like everyone is talking about the “AI bubble” right now. Whether we’re in one, whether it’s about to burst, or whether we’re only at the beginning of something much larger. From Brussels to London to Washington, the same headline keeps appearing, prompting the same question: what happens [...]
Part One of ACT | The App Association’s Two-Part Series: The ABCs and 1-2-3s of Age Verification and Compliance Lawmakers across the United States are introducing a wave of age verification and parental consent laws aimed at protecting kids online. While well-intentioned, these state-by-state approaches create a confusing and [...]