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 [...]
ACT | The App Association Applauds Court’s Decision in Google Search Antitrust Remedies
WASHINGTON – ACT | The App Association applauds today’s ruling by Judge Amit P. Mehta in the United States v Google search antitrust case. Judge Mehta rejected the Department of Justice’s overly broad and unrelated proposed remedies, a significant win for small technology companies and app developers who utilize Google’s integrated marketplace and suite of services to reach consumers worldwide with their innovative solutions. “We thank Judge Mehta for heeding our call to right size the remedies and rejecting [...]
Developed: EU Tour Recap – Part 3
What do European startups want policymakers to focus on? We went on a five-week, nine-city “Developed: EU” tour to find out. From May to June 2025, ACT | The App Association hit the road on our Developed: EU tour, a multi-city trek across Europe to meet with members of the tech ecosystem, from startups and scaleups to investors to policymakers, to learn about their priorities and concerns when it comes to the health and growth of the app economy. With [...]
Developed: EU Tour Recap – Part 2
What do European startups want policymakers to focus on? We went on a five-week, nine-city “Developed: EU” tour to find out. From May to June 2025, ACT | The App Association hit the road on our Developed: EU tour, a multi-city trek across Europe to meet with members of the tech ecosystem, from startups and scaleups to investors to policymakers, to learn about their priorities and concerns when it comes to the health and growth of the app economy. [...]