ACT | The App Association Statement on U.S.-Indonesia Trade Deal
WASHINGTON, DC – ACT | The App Association applauds the announcement of the Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the United States and Indonesia. In the Framework, Indonesia has committed to reducing or eliminating specific trade barriers that threaten the vibrancy and competitiveness of small American tech companies operating in or considering entering the Indonesian market. “This is another win for U.S. small tech developers,” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association. “For years [...]
UPDATED: Small app developers appreciate the CMA’s pause on consideration of concerning alternate app distribution, other issues remain
LONDON, UK – ACT | The App Association continues to have concerns with the unintended consequences of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) proposed roadmaps for Apple’s and Google’s mobile ecosystems under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA). The roadmaps do acknowledge the concerns of small app developers with the pause on requiring access for third party app stores and sideloading. Small technology and software companies are the main driver of the £38.4 billion app economy, supporting 400,000 jobs [...]
A Smart Federal Privacy Law Should Start with Lessons from the States
In early 2025, Chairman Guthrie (R-KY) and Vice Chairman Joyce, M.D. (R-PA) of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce launched a working group to solicit input and begin crafting a comprehensive federal data privacy and security law. As the process has evolved, three state privacy laws—the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act, Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, and Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act—have emerged as leading models, with each offering a strong foundation for a federal privacy [...]
Giving Voice to SMEs: Reflections on the DMA Compliance Workshops
Last month, ACT | The App Association participated in several of the European Commission’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) enforcement track workshops. These compliance workshops brought together a wide range of stakeholders, highlighting viewpoints from across the app ecosystem in Europe. For two of these sessions, focused on Apple and Google, the App Association was joined by several of our startup member companies including: Founder and CEO Mitchel Volkering for member company vaic.at Founder and CEO Giuseppe Tomei for member [...]
Informing a Balanced Brazilian SEP Regime: A Webinar Series by ACT |The App Association and Lawgorithm
In June, ACT | The App Association partnered with the Brazilian research association Lawgorithm to host the timely webinar series “Core Principles for Licensing Standard-Essential Patents.” Over three sessions, experts discussed the challenges that Brazil is facing in regulating a developing standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing landscape and the opportunity to build a strong approach to anticompetitive practices based on the lessons learned in other jurisdictions. The series brought together experts from law, policy, academia, and industry to contribute to [...]