The Good, the Bad, and Everything You Need to Know about the Parliament’s Draft Report on the EU Inc. Proposal
For years, Europe's founders have had to navigate 27 different company law regimes just to expand across the Single Market. EU Inc. was designed to fix that, and now, the Parliament has had its first real say on how well the Commission's proposal delivers. On 29 June 2026, the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) published its draft report on the EU Inc. proposal, with René Repasi (S&D) as rapporteur. We take a closer look at what the [...]
ACT calls for proportionate, risk-based approach as the EU weighs in on child safety online
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – As the European Commission reviews the recommendations of the Special Panel on Child Safety Online, the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) calls on policymakers to ensure that new child safety rules do not end up penalising the small tech companies that are building helpful solutions for families and educators. ‘Protecting children online is essential, but we must avoid a one-size-fits-all approach that undermines the innovative tools for learning, recreation, and health that small and medium-sized enterprises [...]
ACT’s Letter to the House Judiciary Committees on Interim Report of Discriminatory Acts on American Companies
The Honorable Jim Jordan Chairman House Judiciary Committee Washington, District of Columbia 20515 The Honorable Scott Fitzgerald Chairman House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Washington, District of Columbia 20515 Re: Thank you for the Committee’s report and findings on discriminatory enforcement by the Republic of Korea against American Companies Dear Chairman Jordan and Chairman Fitzgerald, The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) represents small app developers, startups, [...]
Korea Targets Coupang, but Small Sellers Pay the Price
“South Korean regulators have consistently targeted Coupang and subjected the company to hostile regulatory treatment, unfair enforcement practices, and disproportionately large penalties not faced by their Korean competitors,” the House Judiciary Committee stated on July 1, 2026, as it released its long-awaited interim report outlining the troubling patterns of discriminatory and targeted enforcement against American technology companies, including U.S.-headquartered marketplace Coupang, by the Republic of Korea's (RoK) government. The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), whose members include small app [...]
A Scroll Down Membership Lane: May 2026’s Member Mondays
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 globe, small teams and solo founders navigate a patchwork of competition policies, from privacy laws to mergers and acquisitions; the rules that govern tech were written with giant compliance teams in mind, not the founders building in their spare bedroom. When the playing field isn't level, small tech takes the [...]