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CCIA Responds To Manager’s Amendment To Controversial Antitrust Bill
May 26, 2022
Washington – Sen. Amy Klobuchar reintroduced a slightly revised version of her controversial S. 2992 bill that had come under criticism for a range of issues from increasing costs on popular digital...
Fireside Chat With Hal Varian: Antitrust Bills Would Harm Tech Market, Consumers
May 24, 2022
Washington – A recent fireside chat with Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian featured discussion on the flawed reasoning behind proposed tech regulations in antitrust bills like S. 2992, H.R. 3825...
CCIA Files NTIA Comments On Competition in the Mobile App Ecosystem
May 23, 2022
Washington – As part of a Biden Administration executive order on promoting competition, the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is currently r...
Appeals Court Affirms Unconstitutionality of Key Provisions Of Florida’s Social Media Law
May 23, 2022
Washington – A panel of federal judges for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision on Florida’s “social media censorship” law that a Florida federal judge ruled unconstitutiona...
CCIA Welcomes Launch of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
May 23, 2022
Washington – The United States and twelve countries have announced the formal launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) earlier today in Tokyo. The IPEF will split into four pillars: tr...
New Economic Impact Analysis Reveals Cost of Proposed Tech Regulations Would Total up to $109 Billion for Public Sector Workers; $1.02 Trillion for U.S. Investors
May 20, 2022
Washington – A new economic impact analysis by the Computer & Communications Industry Association reveals that proposed regulations in antitrust bills like S. 2992 and H.R. 3816 would come at a ...
CCIA, NetChoice File Supreme Court Reply Brief On First Amendment Issues In Texas Social Media Case
May 19, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association jointly filed a reply brief to the U.S. Supreme Court today with NetChoice asking the Court to halt enforcement of the Texas socia...
Ad Tech Bill Would Alter Law, Digital Advertising Business For Some Companies, Setting Dangerous Precedent For Antitrust Regulation
May 19, 2022
Washington – A newly introduced bill in the Senate would bar companies that process $20 billion in digital ad transactions from participating in the digital ad ecosystem. The bill introduced by Sen....
CCIA Welcomes Support From Diverse Group of 38 Organizations and Experts in Continued Effort to Halt Unconstitutional Texas Social Media Law
May 18, 2022
Washington – Just five days after the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and NetChoice filed an emergency brief asking the Supreme Court to act immediately against an unconstitu...
CCIA Provides Remarks in Support of Maintaining Flexible, Adaptable Merger Guidelines at FTC-DOJ Listening Forum
May 18, 2022
Washington – As part of a broader series on the impact of mergers and acquisitions, the Federal Trade Commision (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) last week hosted a...
CCIA Encouraged By Second Meeting of EU-U.S. Trade & Technology Council
May 16, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM -- EU and U.S. diplomats met in Paris on May 15-16 for the second meeting of the EU-U.S. Trade & Technology Council. Leadership discussed ongoing strategies for strengthening the...