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Florida Governor Signs Bill Requiring Companies To Carry User Speech Or Face Lawsuits
May 24, 2021
Washington -- Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that would allow any internet user from foreign extremists to disgruntled internet trolls to sue online websites for removing allegedly inappropriate ...
European Parliament Resolution Creates Unhelpful Doubts About EU-UK Data Flows
May 21, 2021
Brussels, BELGIUM -- A small majority of European Parliamentarians today approved a nonbinding political resolution that objects to the EU granting the United Kingdom “adequacy” status to transfer...
CCIA, 10 Organizations Offer Ways G20 Can Support Digital Transformation For Economic Recovery
May 17, 2021
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 10 other groups in offering recommendations for the G20 as they look at how the digital economy can drive the global ...
CCIA Cautions Connecticut On Potential Legal Issues Related To Proposed Tax Bills
May 13, 2021
Washington – Lawmakers in Connecticut are considering a series of bills that would impose a discriminatory new tax on digital advertising services.
This session, legislators in both houses have...
CCIA Notes Benefits Of Endless Frontier Act Ahead of Markup Wednesday
May 11, 2021
Washington -- The Senate Commerce Committee will markup legislation Wednesday that would invest in more research and development in ten critical areas including artificial intelligence, robotics, and ...
European Parliament Resolution Raises Doubt about EU-UK Data Flows
May 10, 2021
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) today reportedly opined that the United Kingdom does not provide adequate privacy protection...
CCIA Supports NIST’s Privacy Risk Management Framework
May 10, 2021
Washington -- As the National Institute of Standards and Technology works to further develop its Privacy Risk Management Framework, CCIA offered a statement supporting this framework for risk-based me...
CCIA, INCOMPAS Offer FCC Comments On 12 GHz for 5G
May 7, 2021
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association and INCOMPAS filed comments today urging the FCC to update the rules governing the 12 GHz band of spectrum to allow for expanded ca...
CCIA Applauds House Subcommittee For Attention To Digital Divide, Affordable Broadband Access
May 5, 2021
Washington - The House Energy & Commerce technology subcommittee will hear testimony Thursday on broadband access and affordability. The past year has shown that access to high-speed affordable br...
U.S. Digital Tax Investigations Require Strong Response
April 30, 2021
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments and will testify at a hearing Monday before the Office of the United States Trade Representative calling for a stron...
Florida Legislature Passes Bill That Would Encourage Lawsuits Over Removal Of Dangerous Content
April 29, 2021
Washington -- Both chambers of the Florida legislature have approved versions of a bill that would create extensive new regulations on how companies enforce rules for moderating user-generated content...