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Appeals Court Finds Florida’s Law Restricting Social Media Can Be Enforced

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 ...
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Tech Industry Response as Supreme Court Hears Case Involving Privacy, Video Content

The Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether a decades-old law protecting privacy of video cassette rentals should be applied to online ...
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CCIA Challenges Unconstitutional App Store Law in Utah

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has sued the state of Utah in federal court to block SB142, the App Store Accountability Act, as a violation of the First Amendment.
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Digital Networks Act Opens Clear Path to Network Fees, Study Warns, as Parliament Risks Making It Worse

Brussels, BELGIUM – A new independent study launched today warns that the European Commission’s proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA) already opens two legal pathways to network fees. The warning comes ...
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Digital Networks Act: Commission Introduces Backdoor to Resurrect Network Fees

Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Commission’s Digital Networks Act (DNA), proposed today, introduces unnecessary mechanisms that would destabilise Europe’s thriving internet ecosystem and undermine EU ...
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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 ...
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Protected: The KFTC’s Uneven Hand

Korea’s competition authority fines U.S. companies several times more per dollar of Korean business than Korean companies and orders of magnitude more than Chinese companies. The evidence supports a ...
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Brief of CCIA, SIIA, AAI, and ITCMA in Support of Petitioner Apple, Inc.

CCIA is an international, not-for-profit trade association representing a broad cross section of communications and technology firms. For more than 50 years, CCIA has promoted open markets, open ...
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CCIA Raises Concerns as Florida Senate Takes Up AI Bill of Rights During Special Session

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association today raised concerns as Florida lawmakers prepare to revisit the proposed Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights during the state’s ...
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Broadband Revenues Fund Universal Service at a Low, Stable Contribution Factor

The Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution base is shrinking, leading to a spiraling contribution factor assessed on the contribution base. Broadband revenues are roughly eight times the size of ...
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Protecting Vulnerable Consumers Online: Getting the Balance Right for the Digital Fairness Act

Consumers play a central role in the EU’s digital ecosystem. Special attention must be given to vulnerable consumers, who are often more susceptible to certain online practices. However, safeguarding ...