Always be Filing: ACT | The App Association Filing Activity August 2025
 Throughout the year, our policy team submits filings with government bodies worldwide to advocate for a regulatory environment that inspires and rewards innovation. From issues around regulating artificial intelligence to digital trade, our team is ACTive on a wide range of topics that could have a positive or negative impact on our small business members driving the app economy. Below is a roundup of our filings from around the globe this past month. Title: Submission of ACT | The [...]
What is the Hidden Gem of Attending WWDC? Community.
 A Developer Community Spotlight with Mark Thomas Not many people can say they’ve attended 25 Apple Worldwide Developers Conferences (WWDCs), but Mark Thomas isn’t your average UK-based developer. As the founder of Appnalysis, an ACT | The App Association member company, Mark has spent his career digging deep into what makes apps usable, scalable, and impactful. From helping early-stage founders decode user behaviour to consulting with enterprise teams, Mark’s work sits at the intersection of UX, data, and digital [...]
A Scroll Down Memory Lane: Summer 2025’s Member Mondays
 ACT | The App Association’s members are at the forefront of innovation, leveraging technology to create meaningful solutions that drive positive change. Each week, we spotlight these trailblazing small businesses through our Member Monday series. This summer, our Member Monday features highlighted how our global small tech members are not only building impactful products and services, but they are also shaping key policy conversations, from regulatory clarity and decentralized innovation to the future of workforce development. Take a scroll [...]
A Ham-Fisted Approach to Online Safety Will Leave Small Businesses Stuck in the Regulatory Muck
 Amid proliferating efforts at both the federal and state levels to regulate children’s online safety, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently issued its opinion in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. Addressing First Amendment concerns, the Court ruled in favor of upholding a Texas law that mandates age verification for online content deemed harmful to minors. To unpack the implications of the decision, the Cato Institute hosted a webinar titled What Would Online Age Verification Mean for Speech, Privacy, and [...]
ACT | The App Association Applauds the EU General Courts Dismissal of Challenge to EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
 WASHINGTON – The EU General Court’s decision to uphold the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is welcome news for small tech companies and developers. ACT | The App Association’s members are global corporations by birth and rely on clear and predictable policy to operate across national borders. “The seamless flow of data between economies and across borders is essential to the functioning of the global app economy” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association. “The Data Privacy [...]