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CCIA Statement On ITU Electing Longtime Veteran To Lead UN Agency
September 29, 2022
Washington – The International Telecommunications Union, an agency of the United Nations that facilitates standards for international communications and spectrum coordination, has elected its new Se...
CCIA Encouraged As Bill Aimed At Boosting Interoperability, Efficiency In Government Software Licensing Advances From Committee
September 28, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauded the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for advancing legislation that would promote interoperab...
Product and AI Liability: Updating EU Rules for Digital Age Requires Balanced Approach
September 28, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today, the European Commission presented its new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Liability Directive and proposed a revision of the EU Product Liability Directive (PLD). With these ...
CCIA Recommendations on Canada’s Online News Act Ahead of Committee Hearing
September 23, 2022
Washington -- The Heritage Committee in the House of Commons of Canada will meet at a hearing on Friday afternoon to discuss Bill C-18, dubbed “the Online News Act.” The bill would require large...
CCIA Testifies Before District of Columbia Council On Artificial Intelligence
September 22, 2022
Washington – The District of Columbia Council Committee on Government Operations and Facilities will hear from experts Thursday about the potential impacts of proposed legislation, B24-0558, aimed a...
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves JCPA
September 22, 2022
Washington – The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved S. 673, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, after a new amendment was adopted during the markup Thursday. This follows partisan ...
CCIA Statement on Florida’s Petition To U.S. Supreme Court In Social Media Law Case
September 21, 2022
Washington – Florida has filed a legal brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the case challenging its social media law, which an appeals court struck down in May as unconstitutional. The U.S. Court...
CCIA Offers Comments to USTR on Proposed U.S.-Kenya Trade Partnership
September 16, 2022
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on its proposed U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade & Investment Partner...
Appeals Court In Texas Social Media Case Says Statute May Go Into Effect
September 16, 2022
Washington – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued an opinion that would allow Texas’ ‘Fairness Doctrine for the Internet’ statute, HB 20, to take effect. It issued an ord...
European Media Freedom Act: Fight Against Disinformation and Illegal Content Requires Balanced Relationship Between Media and Online Platforms
September 16, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — The European Media Freedom Act presented by the European Commission earlier today seeks to introduce new rules to safeguard the independence and pluralism of Europe’s media. Th...
CCIA Response To California Governor Signing Legislation Aimed At Tech Companies
September 15, 2022
Washington – California Gov. Newsom signed legislation on Tuesday that imposes content moderation requirements on digital services platforms. AB 587 carries heavy compliance requirements along with ...
New EU Cybersecurity Rules Are Well-intended, but Introduce Unnecessary Red Tape
September 15, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission presented today a new Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), seeking to create extensive approval processes that a wide range of digital products and services would ...