Press Releases
CCIA, 16 Stakeholders Submit Coalition Letter Opposing CA AB 886
June 21, 2024
Washington – Ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), the Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted a coalition lette...
Investors Would Lose At Least $1.3 Trillion if Congress Repeals Section 230, Report Finds
June 20, 2024
Washington – Repealing Section 230 would cost investors at least $1.3 trillion amounting to a 2.9% decline in the S&P 500, according to projections in a new study. The research also finds that r...
CCIA Urges U.S. Government Action as Canada Passes a Digital Services Tax
June 20, 2024
Washington – Yesterday, Canada’s Parliament passed Bill C-59, a bill that includes a burdensome and discriminatory digital services tax (DST). The bill is expected to receive Royal Assent soon as...
AI Act Lacks Genuine Risk-Based Approach, Reveals New Study With Concrete Fixes
June 20, 2024
Brussels, BELGIUM – The EU’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act suffers from critical shortcomings, according to a legal analysis published today. Despite assurances from the European Commission and...
CCIA to Testify on 3 California Tech Bills
June 18, 2024
Sacramento, Calif. – As California legislators consider several tech-focused bills, including proposals regulating artificial intelligence and reporting mechanisms for cyberbullying, the Computer &a...
Economy Stands to Lose GDP and Jobs if Antitrust Legislation Passes, Report Finds
June 18, 2024
Washington – The U.S. could suffer a staggering $123 billion GDP loss and the elimination of 346,000 jobs within just the first year if states enact draconian antitrust laws like the New York Twenty...
Tech Associations’ letter to House Homeland Security Committee on Government Competition, Security for Software Contracts
June 12, 2024
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association and the Software & Information Industry Association penned a letter signed by three other associations ahead of a House Commit...
U.S. House Reintroduces Bill Enabling Trademark Owners to Target U.S. Companies, Empower Foreign Luxury Companies
June 12, 2024
Washington – Leaders of the House Committee on the Judiciary have reintroduced the Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce Act (“SHOP SAFE Act”). Simi...
CCIA Joins Industry Partners in Call for U.S. Administration Action in Response to Canada’s Digital Services Tax
June 10, 2024
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined ten other trade associations in sending a letter urging the Biden Administration to address Canada’s imminent digital ser...
CCIA Opposes Proposed New York Bill to Change Social Media for Young Users
June 5, 2024
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association today submitted a memo of opposition to S. 7694A/A.8148A, a bill currently under consideration by the New York State Legislature. ...
CCIA Responds to Regulatory Requirement to Fund Canadian Content
June 4, 2024
Washington – Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released a decision that would require certain streaming providers to contribute 5% of their revenue to fun...