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CCIA Response To States’ and FTC Action Regarding Facebook
December 9, 2020
The following can be attributed to Computer & Communications Industry Association President Matt Schruers:
“CCIA strongly supports antitrust enforcement when consumers are harmed. However, th...
CCIA Applauds Senate Commerce Attention To Data Transfer Solutions
December 8, 2020
Washington -- The Senate Commerce Committee holds its hearing “The Invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield and the Future of Transatlantic Data Flows,” Wednesday to examine the economic impact of...
CCIA Expresses Concern With Copyright Proposal In Spending Bill
December 7, 2020
Washington -- Reports indicate there may be a package combining several pieces of proposed intellectual property legislation with a spending bill that must be signed by December 11th. The intellectual...
CCIA Welcomes European Democracy Action Plan Objectives
December 3, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today the European Commission published its European Democracy Action Plan covering topics including transparency in political content, disinformation, and media freedom and plura...
CCIA Files Supreme Court Amicus On Arthrex Patent Issues
December 2, 2020
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief in an upcoming Supreme Court case involving the status of Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges. The Court gra...
The European Commission Proposes New EU Data Sharing Rules, Expands Restrictions for International Transfers of Certain Data
November 25, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Commission published a new proposal today, the Data Governance Act, to facilitate data sharing among public and private organisations. The legislative proposal also s...
Oxford Economics presents study on digital services in the EU, offers recommendations for upcoming Digital Services Act
November 20, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Oxford Economics has released a study examining digital services in Europe. The study investigates how digital services weave into Europe’s economy and society and explores onli...
Facebook, Twitter CEOs To Testify On Content Moderation
November 16, 2020
Washington -- The Senate Judiciary Committee will question CEOs of Twitter and Facebook Tuesday in what may be a postmortem on how digital services handled the election. Before the election, both CEOs...
CCIA Weighs In On European Commission Request For Input On Trade Strategy
November 16, 2020
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments with the European Commission as it crafts a trade strategy for the digital age. The EC consultancy is an opp...
CCIA Statement on Selection of Ron Klain as Chief of Staff
November 13, 2020
Washington -- President-Elect Joe Biden has named Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff. Klain, who previously served as Biden’s chief of staff while vice president, is a longtime aide and adv...
DSA: Unlocking the Benefits of Digital Services in Europe
November 12, 2020
Join us to discuss the role of digital services in Europe as Oxford Economics unveils a new CCIA-commissioned study on “Digital Services in Europe” on 20 November.
The study investigates how di...