Our Policy Priorities
Our policy priorities reflect the opportunities and challenges today’s small business app developers and IoT innovators face in the app ecosystem such as access to broadband, workforce development, and economic growth. We also contribute our thought leadership to broader issues affecting our members and consumers like data privacy, digital healthcare, and accessibility.
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Privacy and Artificial Intelligence: The Chicken and the Egg Debate No One is Talking About
The onslaught of innovative technologies utilizing the vast capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), including the vast amounts of data processed and produced by AI, [...]
Why Has the U.S. Trade Representative Stopped Supporting Small Business Digital Trade?
While the global digital economy holds great promise for ACT | The App Association member companies, our members face a diverse array of challenges [...]
Event Recap: Section 1201 and Consumer Right to Repair
On March 6, 2024, ACT | The App Association led a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss the dissonance between Section 1201 of the [...]
Issue Brief: DoJ’s Lawsuit Against Apple Puts Big Company Complaints Over Small Biz Interests
On March 21, the Department of Justice (DoJ) joined 16 state attorneys general to sue Apple for monopolization of the “performance smartphone” (or if [...]
Lights, Camera, ACTion: Member Company Vēmos Before Congress
A few weeks ago, the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations on the House Committee on Small Businesses led a hearing titled “Navigating Regulations: [...]
AI Can Make a Difference for Healthcare, but It Needs Support
The American healthcare system desperately needs support. The American population is aging, and life expectancy is increasing, with those 65 or older accounting for [...]
Begging the Question Again: What’s a Better Alternative than the Online Marketplace Model?
With the tide of Digital Markets Act (DMA)-style regulatory proposals abating somewhat in Congress, antitrust maximalists have turned to the courts to continue their [...]