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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...
Global Industry Recommendations on ITA Expansion
May 16, 2022
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined over 40 other industry associations from around the world in a statement to support the launch of another round of negotiati...
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 ...