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August 9, 2019
Administration Should Not Embrace Censorship Nor Hamstring Efforts To Fight Online Extremism, Says CCIA
Washington, DC -- Following recent tragedies in Texas and Ohio, the White House has publicized a meeting with technology companies to discuss responses to violent online extremism. At the same tim...
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July 29, 2019
CCIA Files Commerce Department Comments On Counterfeiting
Washington -- The Commerce Department is taking comments through the end of the business day on curbing the availability of counterfeit products online, following a Presidential Memorandum issued in A...
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July 25, 2019
CCIA Disappointed With Enacted French Digital Tax
Brussels, BELGIUM -- French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the country’s new digital services tax into law. The official text was published today.
The French Senate and industry has voiced ...
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July 16, 2019
CCIA Welcomes New European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen
Strasbourg, France -- The European Parliament today voted to confirm Ursula von der Leyen as the next President of the European Commission. President von der Leyen previously served in the German gove...
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July 11, 2019
CCIA Disappointed By Discriminatory French Digital Tax, Urge Global Tax Reform
Brussels, BELGIUM -- France’s Senate today approved a national tax, which will require major tech companies to pay a 3% tax on their turnover in France applied retroactively from the start of the ye...
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July 10, 2019
CCIA Applauds USTR Investigation Into French Digital Tax
Washington -- US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has announced an investigation into France’s proposed digital services tax, which is widely understood as targeting U.S. technology companies ...
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July 10, 2019
CCIA Comments On Social Media Content Removal Policies Ahead Of White House Meeting
Washington -- The White House is hosting a meeting to discuss right wing grievances against social media Thursday, according to news reports. Without a doubt for companies and society at large, it is ...
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June 19, 2019
CCIA Industry Welcomes Bipartisan Warning to Lighthizer, Administration on French Digital Services Tax
Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association commends Representatives Suzan DelBene and Darin LaHood, co-chairs of the Congressional Digital Trade Caucus, for calling upon the ...
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June 19, 2019
CCIA Warns Section 230 Bill Sets Up Government Censorship Of Online Speech; Less Freedom For Internet Sites To Remove Extremist Content
Washington -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has introduced legislation that would give tech companies the option of either applying to the government for a license to remove particular content like hate sp...
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June 18, 2019
Leading European Software Security Firm, Guardtime, Joins CCIA
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes Guardtime, it’s newest member in Europe. Guardtime is a technology company founded in Estonia and headquartered i...
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June 17, 2019
CCIA Tech Delegation Meets Incoming Finnish EU Presidency In Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is leading a delegation of tech companies to meet Finnish politicians and senior officials Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of Fi...