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CCIA Files Emergency Brief Asking Supreme Court To Halt Texas Social Media Law
May 13, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association jointly filed an emergency brief Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court for immediate action to prevent an unconstitutional Texas so...
CCIA Welcomes Commerce Department Guidance On State Broadband Expansion
May 13, 2022
Washington – The Department of Commerce has moved forward with rules to help states to expand broadband infrastructure deployment. Sec. Raimondo traveled to North Carolina to announce the guidelines...
CCIA Europe Meets with Incoming Czech EU Presidency, Shares Policy Recommendations
May 13, 2022
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) presented its EU policy recommendations to Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Bartoš today. The Czech Republic will lead EU Council negoti...
Federal Appeals Court Issues Order Allowing Texas’s Social Media Law To Take Effect While Still Under Appeal
May 11, 2022
Washington — Today a split 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted an injunction of Texas HB 20, a law that seeks to compel social media companies and other digital servi...
CCIA Statement on G7 Digital Economy Ministerial, Industry Recommendations
May 11, 2022
Washington -- This week the G7 Digital Economy Ministers met under the G7 Germany presidency to discuss issues associated with the digital transformation in light of Russia’s war of aggression in Uk...
The European Commission proposes new rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse material
May 11, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission proposed new rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM) today. The European Parliament and the Member States will now each assess and ...
New EU Distribution Rules Will Allow Discrimination Against Online Commerce
May 10, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — The European Commission published the revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and associated Guidelines (VBER) today. This update sets the terms of trading between suppliers ...
Federal Appeals Court To Hear Oral Arguments On Texas Social Media Law
May 9, 2022
New Orleans, La. – A panel of judges for the Federal Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral argument Monday on Texas’s appeal of a ruling against its social media law. A Texas judge...
CCIA Statement on the Enactment of Privacy Protections for Connecticut Residents
May 4, 2022
Washington – Connecticut has become the fifth U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation. The law will take effect July 1, 2023.
The Computer & Communications Indus...
Foreign Subsidies: CCIA Offers Recommendations Ahead of Final Negotiations
May 4, 2022
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today, EU Member States and the European Parliament agreed their respective positions on the EU foreign subsidies proposal, clearing the way for negotiations on adopting the fina...
CCIA, 37 Other Companies, Organizations Ask Congressional Conferees To Protect U.S. Consumers, Companies Rather Than Foreign Luxury Brands
May 3, 2022
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), along with 37 civil society groups, trade associations and companies, sent a letter Tuesday to House and Senate leaders an...