In response to proposed state-level app store age verification laws, including the recent push behind a bill in South Dakota, we argued, 'This bill shields known bad actors in children’s and youth privacy … by shifting their responsibility for user safety away from them and

As the leaders in the U.S. and EU debate the impact of DeepSeek’s latest model, the lesson for policymakers in the West is to either embrace innovation or risk finishing second to China in the race for AI dominance. Read more in our latest blog 👇 actonline.org/2025/02/14/dee…

Note that Tim Sweeney isn't promoting any "fixes" for the alleged (or imho *imaginary*) imbalances of App Tracking Transparency. This isn’t about fairness or company neutrality, it’s about rolling back privacy protections under the guise of "competition" with government force.

NEW: In a letter to FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, we urge the agency to repeal and replace 2023 merger guidelines. Read our letter on our website: actonline.org/wp-content/upl… Maintaining these Biden-era rules fails to provide the continuity the FTC claims, as they do not reflect

ICYMI in yesterday's @Politico Morning Tech 👀 We wrote Attorney General Pamela Bondi on @DOJ’s decision to continue Biden-era policies on pursuing American tech antitrust cases. Check out our full letter to the DOJ: actonline.org/wp-content/upl…

Going to SXSW? Come on by our panel discussion on cybersecurity breaches, where we'll get into the latest policy debates on the subject w/ 3 of our distinguished member companies. 📍Where: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon K 🕝 When: Weds, March 12 at 2:30pm CT

In Austin for @SXSW this week? On Wednesday, we’re hosting a panel on Data Breaches and Encryption! Join our General Counsel Graham Dufault and @Actmembers to explore the critical role of encryption in safeguarding data against cyber threats, discover practical steps for businesses

Today, Energy and Commerce Committee hosted a hearing on Children’s Online Safety. Protecting America’s children online is a goal we all share, and we’re grateful to the Committee for its leadership in tackling this challenge. To be effective, solutions must be targeted, practical, and rooted

Exciting week of meeting MEPs in European Parliament and several European Commission units in Brussels, offering them EU SME perspectives on #TechPolicy like the DMA. Huge thanks to The App Association 🇪🇺🇬🇧! What a privilege to connect with so many amazing EU SMEs ACT | App Association Members at #GAECEU. #ActOnIt

Surprised to see Senate Judiciary Republicans's #antitrust hearing today stacked w/ #DMA supporters. #SmallBiz message to the Sub on this: if you take an #EU approach, you get #EU results, whether we're talking #antitrust enforcement or ex ante regs. shorturl.at/WXK4F

The Y Combinator antitrust complaint-fest is out of touch. Claims “platforms stifle innovation”, yet number of tech co. exploded from ~10k in 2000 to 500k by '25 in just US. Ask our EU members dealing w/ over-regulation, DMA isn't helping. #NoOneWantsTechAtTheSpeedOfGovernment

🚨NEW PAPER: INF Privacy Fellow Eric Goldman (he/him)’s "The 'Segregate-and-Suppress' Approach to Regulating Child Safety Online" examines why age authentication mandates create more problems than they solve and harm the very children they aim to protect 🧵