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May 11, 2022
Federal Appeals Court Issues Order Allowing Texas’s Social Media Law To Take Effect While Still Under Appeal
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...
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May 11, 2022
CCIA Statement on G7 Digital Economy Ministerial, Industry Recommendations
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...
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May 11, 2022
The European Commission proposes new rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse material
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 ...
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May 10, 2022
New EU Distribution Rules Will Allow Discrimination Against Online Commerce
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 ...
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May 9, 2022
Federal Appeals Court To Hear Oral Arguments On Texas Social Media Law
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...
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May 4, 2022
CCIA Statement on the Enactment of Privacy Protections for Connecticut Residents
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...
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May 4, 2022
Foreign Subsidies: CCIA Offers Recommendations Ahead of Final Negotiations
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...
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May 3, 2022
CCIA, 37 Other Companies, Organizations Ask Congressional Conferees To Protect U.S. Consumers, Companies Rather Than Foreign Luxury Brands
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...
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May 2, 2022
EU Telcos’ Demand for Network Traffic Payments is Fundamentally Flawed
Brussels, BELGIUM — A study launched today by the lobby group for European telecom operators tries to revive a decade-old pipe dream to make online services pay for internet traffic, something their...
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April 28, 2022
CCIA Statement on Declaration on the Future of the Internet
Washington -- The United States joined partners including the European Commission, Japan, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom today in the release of a “Declaration on the Future of the Intern...
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April 28, 2022
Federal Appeals Court To Hear Oral Arguments On Florida Social Media Law
Montgomery, Ala. – A panel of federal judges for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument today on a “social media censorship” law that a Florida federal judge ruled unconstitut...
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April 27, 2022
Groups Call on Congress to Address Concerns over Economic Harms of Proposed Antitrust Bills
Washington – A dozen organizations have penned a joint letter to lawmakers Wednesday to express concerns over the economic harms that proposed antitrust legislation will have on American consumers a...