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Upcoming Digital Fairness Act Risks Duplicating Existing EU Rules, New Explainer Warns

The EU’s upcoming Digital Fairness Act (DFA), due to be published by the European Commission on 11 November 2026, should strengthen enforcement of existing rules and avoid undermining the benefits t...
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    European Union
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CCIA Study Finds South Korea Fines U.S. Companies Up to Seven Times More Than Korean Firms Relative to Business Activity

Washington – A new study by the CCIA Research Center finds that South Korea’s competition authority imposes penalties on U.S. companies at rates four to seven times higher than those applied to Ko...
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CCIA UK Responds to CMA Investigation of Microsoft’s Business Software Ecosystem

London – The UK Competition and Markets Authority today announced the next stage in its Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigation regarding Microsoft's business software ecosystem. This includes a...
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Appeals Court Finds Florida’s Law Restricting Social Media Can Be Enforced

Washington – The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Florida’s HB3, restricting access to social media for teens, can be enforced ahead of the First Amendment issues being fully heard...
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Tech Industry Response as Supreme Court Hears Case Involving Privacy, Video Content

Washington – The Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether a decades-old law protecting privacy of video cassette rentals should be applied to online multimedia content and advertising. The Vid...
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  • Privacy
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CCIA Files Amicus Brief Asking Supreme Court to Take Up the Apple v. ITC Patent Case

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association and several partner trade organizations filed an amicus brief, asking the Supreme Court to intervene in a patent case that could s...
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EU Cloud Sovereignty Carries Hidden €115 Billion Price Tag, Six Times the Commission’s Estimate, Study Finds

Dublin, IRELAND – As EU digital and telecoms ministers meet in Ireland today, a new report reveals that the European Commission’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) risks imposing €115...
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Survey Finds UK Data Regulation Costs Tech Businesses £5.3 Billion a Year

London –  UK data protection regulation costs UK technology businesses an estimated £5.3 billion a year in compliance and is holding back innovation and investment, according to a new survey commi...
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  • Digital Economy
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CCIA Report Finds the EU’s DMA Losing Appeal as Global Model for Digital Competition Policy

Washington – A new report from the CCIA Research Center finds that the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is losing appeal as a global model for digital competition policy, with government...
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  • Competition
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Tech Associations Present Semiconductor and Industrial Machinery Tariff Concerns in White House Letter

Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 4 other tech trade associations in a letter to President Trump on how his proposed 232 tariffs on semiconductors, robots, and...
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Hidden ‘Network Fee’ Backdoors in EU Digital Networks Act Exposed as Big Telcos Push for Mandatory Payments Behind Closed Doors

Brussels, BELGIUM – As Europe’s largest telecom operators gather in Brussels today, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) has launched a new policy explainer reveali...
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CCIA Europe Strengthens Brussels Team with Three New Appointments

Brussels, BELGIUM – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) has strengthened its Brussels office with new staff appointments across its policy and communications teams. ...
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