Small Tech Companies from Across the U.S. Call on White House to Reverse Course on H-1B Visa Fee
President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, District of Columbia 20003 Dear Mr. President: We are the small business founders, innovators, and independent developers building the technologies that power America’s digital economy. Through our collective voice along with ACT | The App Association, we represent the entrepreneurs who create software and connected tools used by millions of Americans every day. Together, we are asking for a policy environment that rewards and inspires innovation, [...]
Korea Startup Forum and ACT | The App Association Ink New Agreement to Expand Trans-Pacific Partnership
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week at COMEUP 25, Korea Startup Forum (KSF) and ACT | The App Association (ACT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding expanding their partnership and the ties that bind together the global startup and small tech community. “This partnership with ACT represents a meaningful opportunity for more than 2,500 Korea Startup Forum member companies to directly engage with the global policy environment and the international startup community," said Josh Jiyoung Choi, COO of Korea Startup Forum. [...]
Always Be Filing: ACT Filing Activity November 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: Letter from ACT | The [...]
The 1-2-3s of Age Verification Compliance in the United States
Lawmakers across the United States are introducing a wave of age-verification and parental-consent laws aimed at protecting kids online. While well-intentioned, these state-by-state approaches create a confusing and costly patchwork for startups and independent developers. And, as we have seen in other efforts to use age verification methods, the very people these laws aim to protect often become more vulnerable to the harms they were meant to prevent. To help our members stay ahead, we’re breaking it down into two [...]
ACT | The App Association Statement on Executive Order on State AI Laws
WASHINGTON, D.C. - ACT | The App Association issued the following statement on the issuance of the new Executive Order regarding State AI laws: "This has got to stop. We are stuck in the mud on AI policy in this country while others are racing ahead, and they aren't our friends" said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association. "We can see where this approach will get us, because it is playing out in Europe. The EU's [...]