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 speech — or take an entirely hands-off approach. The bill to remove Section 230 liability protections without a government license and scrutiny of a…
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 in Switzerland that has developed the KSI Blockchain technology stack. CCIA is an international nonprofit tech trade association that advocates for innovation and competitive conditions for the tech industry.…
Washington — Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) demanded that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell bring net neutrality legislation to the Senate floor for an immediate vote. The Save the Internet Act passed the House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote two months ago, but so far, the…
CCIA VP Matt Schruers will testify before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust: “Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 1: The Free and Diverse Press” today. Here is a summary of what he will say: Online digital services benefit users, media and content producers, and advertisers Users: Users gain greater access to information, tools to…
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today, EU Justice Ministers adopted two negotiating mandates for bilateral and regional agreements to improve law enforcement access to e-evidence. The first negotiating mandate authorises the European Commission to enter into bilateral negotiations with the United States government to facilitate law enforcement access to digital evidence in criminal investigations on both sides…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association released a statement, along with other industry associations today, offering recommendations for the members of the G20 ahead of the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial taking place on June 8-9 in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. For this year’s G20 Meeting of the Digital Economy Ministers, the Japanese Presidency focused…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association released a statement, along with other industry associations today, offering recommendations for the members of the G20 ahead of the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial taking place on June 8-9 in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. For this year’s G20 Meeting of the Digital Economy Ministers, the Japanese Presidency focused…
Washington — Mozilla announced in a blog post today an Enhanced Tracking Protection feature as a new default setting for its Firefox browser. This feature can block cookies other companies use to track users’ online behavior. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has long supported a regulatory environment that encourages diverse privacy models and competition.…
Brussels, BELGIUM — Advocate General Maciej Szpunar of the European Court of Justice today delivered his non-binding opinion in the case of whether the removal of illegal online content should apply beyond the borders of one country, and whether hosting service providers should proactively identify and remove similar content. The case involves a user registered…
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