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CCIA Appoints New Head of Europe
September 20, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) is pleased to announce Daniel Friedlaender as its new Senior Vice President and Head of Office for CCIA Europe. ...
Senate Committee To Question FTC Nominees At Hearing Wednesday
September 19, 2023
Washington – Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell has scheduled a full committee nominations hearing Wednesday to consider three nominees to the Federal Trade Commission, including two Rep...
Digital Markets Act: CCIA Europe Raises Concerns About Consumer Profiling Template
September 19, 2023
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) filed a submission to the European Commission’s consultation on the template relating to the reporting on consumer profiling tech...
CCIA Responds To Ruling that California’s Child Privacy Law Likely Violates First Amendment
September 18, 2023
Here is the Computer & Communications Industry Association’s response to a federal district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction today in NetChoice v. Bonta, a legal challenge to the Cali...
CCIA Offers Comments On FTC and DOJ’s Draft Merger Guidelines
September 18, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s draft Merger Guidelines, released for...
CCIA Provides Input to Pennsylvania Lawmakers on Adding Child Online Measure To A Bill
September 18, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association sent a letter to Pennsylvania state legislators ahead of a potential vote on a bill aimed at improving teens’ mental health but ...
DOJ Offers Opening Arguments In Case Against Google’s Search Engine
September 12, 2023
Washington – The Department of Justice presented opening arguments in its case against Google’s search agreements. While much of the DOJ’s case was tossed out in August for lacking legal merit, ...
DOJ Antitrust Trial Against Google Search to Begin
September 11, 2023
Washington – The Department of Justice will begin presenting its antitrust case against Google’s search agreements in federal district court Tuesday. The government will need to prove that Google ...
CCIA Files Comments with Finance Canada on Proposed Digital Services Tax
September 8, 2023
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments in response to Canada’s consultation regarding a digital services tax proposed in its 2023 budget.
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CCIA Statement On Senate Confirming Gomez for FCC
September 7, 2023
Washington – The Senate has confirmed Anna Gomez for the Federal Communication Commission. This vote to approve Biden appointee Gomez now means the FCC has a full slate of regulators on the job for ...
Media Freedom Act: EU Parliament Risks Enabling Spread of Harmful Content With Media Exemption
September 7, 2023
Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Parliament's Culture Committee adopted its position on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), reviving a controversial measure exempting media outlets from co...
First-Of-Its-Kind Research Finds Laws Forcing Websites to Host Hate Speech Could Derail Digital Economy
September 5, 2023
Washington – New, first-of-its-kind research from the CCIA Research Center and NERA Economic Consulting finds that online hate speech harms both the companies advertising alongside the content and t...