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What are Consumers Really Telling Us About App Stores?
Debate over the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA, S. 2992/H.R. 3816) and the Open App Markets Act (OAMA, S. 2710/H.R. 7030), two [...]
Step-Kick, Kick-Leap, Kick…Code?
Adriana Holst is one of several summer interns joining us at ACT | The App Association to build, grow, and develop further opportunities as [...]
Privacy Lawlessness Antitrust measures pose a threat to America’s small businesses—but a privacy bill would help
As Congress continues their antitrust legislation efforts by consulting CEOs of some of the largest corporations in the world, America’s small businesses are being [...]
The Future of Small Business Growth Depends on Trusted and Secure Marketplaces
Today, ACT | The App Association/Morning Consult released polling indicating that Americans living in 10 states strongly support efforts to protect small app developers’ [...]
Facebook Says the Quiet Part Loud: Competition Policy Should Help Them Surveil Users
As Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) continues to seek supporters for her so-called platform antitrust bills, including by offering largely symbolic “revisions” (we remain unconvinced), [...]
How FinTech Apps Advance Financial Literacy in a Safe Environment
We often say that there is no such thing as a “tech industry” because, in our experience, app and connected device companies are solving [...]
House and Senate Competition Bills Harm Business and U.S. National Security Interests
It is not lost on U.S. lawmakers that competition legislation intended to rein in “Big Tech” would have far-reaching effects on the economy. What [...]
ACT | The App Association Applauds the United States and European Commission for Restoring Privacy Shield
On March 25, 2022, the United States and European Commission announced that they had reached an agreement on what is called the Trans-Atlantic Data [...]
