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New Research: Retail Memberships Save Consumers Billions
December 11, 2023
Washington – New insight into consumer attitudes toward bundled retail memberships from big box stores like Costco, Amazon Prime, BJs, and Walmart+ reveals impressive customer satisfaction with memb...
AI Act Negotiations Result in Half-Baked EU Deal; More Work Needed, Tech Industry Emphasises
December 9, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – Late last night, the European Parliament and EU Member States reached a provisional political agreement on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, yet the outcome seems to indicate...
Diverse Amicus Briefs Demonstrate Broad Agreement That Florida, Texas Social Media Laws Raise First Amendment Concerns
December 8, 2023
Washington – At least 127 organizations and individuals filed 44 ‘friend of the court’ briefs this week as the Supreme Court reviews Florida S.B. 7072 and Texas H.B. 20, two laws intended to reg...
CCIA Provides Testimony in California State Hearing, Releases White Paper Detailing Harms of Laws Mandating Payment for Online News
December 5, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communication Industry Association will testify in a California Senate informational hearing Tuesday on the topic of the “Importance of Journalism in the Digital Ag...
CCIA Offers Comments On Brazilian Tech Regulation Bill
December 4, 2023
Washington – As Brazil seeks input on proposed legislation to regulate tech companies, the Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments advising Brazil’s Congress to examine h...
CCIA Files Supreme Court Briefs Demonstrating that Florida, Texas Social Media Laws Violate the First Amendment
November 30, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association and NetChoice filed their briefs (Florida and Texas) with the Supreme Court of the United States setting forth the many reasons th...
Belgian Presidency Should Close Tech and Digital Files Responsibly, Not Rush
November 30, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – As Belgium gets ready to assume the helm of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2024, close to a dozen priority files in the field of EU tech and digital policy should...
New CCIA Report Finds Digital Services Are Key to Small Business Success
November 28, 2023
Washington – A new report from the CCIA Research Center and Analysis Group illuminates the powerful symbiotic relationship between small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and third-party providers ...
CCIA Joins Global Calls for High Digital Trade Standards in WTO Joint Statement Initiative Negotiations
November 27, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 19 organizations in sending a letter to encourage the participating countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Joint S...
CCIA Report Debunks Myths Behind Proposed Internet Usage Fees in Korea
November 21, 2023
Washington – A new report from the CCIA Research Center finds that claims made by Korean internet service providers to justify proposed fees on content providers don’t stand up to scrutiny. Intern...
CCIA To Biden Administration On IPEF: The Job’s Not Done Yet
November 17, 2023
Washington – The U.S. and its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Partners wrapped up negotiations this week in San Francisco. At the conclusion of these meetings, IPEF Partners announced outcomes...