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Colorado Legislature Considers Bill To Protect Children That Raises Privacy Concerns

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association opposes Colorado tech bill SB 158, arguing that its provisions requiring social media platforms to conduct age verification puts children at risk online. The bill also violates the First Amendment by compelling the speech of private online businesses as it requires the disclosure of certain content moderation practices, including automated and human review.  SB 158 proposes to hold social media companies accountable if they fail to conduct age verification, while also mandating that they discard user identifying data...

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CCIA Submits Statements for the Record Responding to USTR Testimony in Congress

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted statements for the record with the House Ways & Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee responding to state...
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CCIA Files Comments, Signs Joint Letter On Commerce Department’s Security Proposal

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments with the Commerce Department on a proposed rulemaking designed to address cyber and security threats. CCIA explaine...
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CCIA’s Comments on Mexican COFECE’s Preliminary Report on E-Commerce Retail Market Competition

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted comments on the Mexican competition authority’s (COFECE) preliminary report on competition in the e-commerce retail ma...
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  • Internet Governance

CCIA Applauds FCC Vote to Restore Net Neutrality

Washington – The Federal Communications Commission has voted in favor of restoring baseline Open Internet protections for broadband internet access service. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposed th...
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CCIA Testifies on Alabama Device Filtering Bill

Montgomery, Ala. – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) will provide testimony today on Alabama HB 167, a device filter bill that would require manufacturers to implement co...
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CCIA UK issues statement responding to CMA examination of Mistral AI, Anthropic partnerships

In response to an announcement today that the UK Competition and Markets Authority will examine AI partnerships between Microsoft and Mistral AI and Amazon and Anthropic, the Computer & Communicat...
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New Study Shows Retail Bundling Saves Mexican Consumers MXN $1.4 Billion Annually

Washington – A new CCIA Research Center study reveals enormous consumer benefits from retail membership bundles at Mexico’s leading four Big Box stores: Walmart Pass, Sam’s Club, Costco, and H-E...
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CCIA To Testify On California Tech Bills Tuesday

Sacramento, Calif. – As California legislators approach milestone legislative deadlines, they are expected to consider various tech bills across committee hearings in the Assembly and Senate Tuesday...
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CCIA Submits Comments Highlighting Importance of Trade to Supply Chain Resilience

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted comments with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) responding to a proceeding seeking perspectives on the ...
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CCIA UK’s response to FCA speech on tech and financial services companies

In response to an Financial Conduct Authority speech on tech companies in finance, the Computer & Communications Industry Association issued the following statement:  The following can be attr...
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Open Finance: EU Parliament Committee Limits Consumer Choice, Hurts Competition, and Stifles Innovation to Shield Incumbents

Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) adopted its position on the Financial Data Access Regulation (FiDA), which opens up access to fi...
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CCIA Responds to Ways & Means Committee Markup that Passes Trade Bills

Washington – The House Ways & Means Committee marked up and passed several trade-related bills today, including legislation on the reauthorization and reform of the Generalized System of Prefere...