WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Parents Over Platforms Act (POPA), sponsored by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), offers a pragmatic, security-first approach by imposing the requirement to receive age information only on apps that provide differentiated experiences for children and adults, like social media apps or adults only apps. [...]
ACT’s members drive the innovation that powers our digital world. Each month, through our Member Monday series, we showcase these trailblazing small businesses and their cutting-edge achievements. Around the world, governments are advancing age verification and online safety requirements with the goal of protecting young users online. Unfortunately, these [...]
As policymakers consider new online safety proposals, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently convened a workshop to examine the evolving landscape of age verification, estimation, and assurance tools, legislative proposals centered around their use, and the interplay between emerging age authentication frameworks and existing regulations, such as [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – In granting a preliminary injunction to Anthropic, U.S. District Court Judge Rita Lin relied on the concerns raised by small technology companies in ACT | The App Association’s amicus brief as justification for her decision. “We are grateful to Judge Lin for addressing the concerns of [...]
A few weeks ago, the Ways and Means Committee held a hearing titled “The Role of Trade Policy in Maintaining American Innovation and Technology Leadership.” ACT | The App Association submitted testimony for the record, which you can read here. I want to pull back the curtain on why [...]