Computer & Communications Industry Association

STARTING SOON: CCIA & co-plaintiff NetChoice will host a joint press conference on the Supreme Court steps following oral arguments in our landmark First Amendment cases against social media laws from Florida & Texas.

Watch the livestream here:

Press Conference on Supreme Court Social Media First Amendment Cases Note: this event will begin between 1pm & 3pm depending on arguments.The Supreme Court is hearing key First Amendment cases for the internet era Monday, Febr...

Who benefited most from the adoption of new technology & e-commerce tools in the 2010s: small, medium-sized, or large retailers?

Surprising findings from a new CCIA Research Center & Rob Kulick of NERA study show that not only did retail small & medium-sized businesses (SMBs) see an associated explosion in growth after adopting e-commerce and omnichannel tools in the 2010s, but that their new e-commerce capabilities benefitted them more than the same tools did larger retailers. The correlation is clear: digital technology was a rising tide that lifted all ships in the 2010s, but retail SMBs owe their ability to access economies of scale and compete with large incumbents to the digital tools that connect them with customers around the world.

Check out the full study to see just how far e-commerce and omnichannel tools have carried retail SMBs:

Apocalypse Not: The Resilience of Retail SMBs in the 2010s - CCIA Research Center This survey shows the impact of objectionable user-generated content on social media sites and digital advertising. The experiment results find that content like hate speech, offensive material, mi...

Join CCIA tomorrow at 12pm ET for a luncheon panel discussion on competition policy and start-up acquisitions. RSVP at:

Competition Enforcement & Start-up Acquisitions: What is the Right Balance? A luncheon panel discussion focused on competition enforcement and start-up acquisitions with a keynote by FTC Commission Noah Phillips

CCIA Applauds EU-US Agreement on Transatlantic Data Flows
https://www.ccianet.org/2022/03/ccia-applauds-eu-us-agreement-on-transatlantic-data-flows/

CCIA Applauds EU-US Agreement on Transatlantic Data Flows Brussels, BELGIUM — U.S. President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen announced today “an agreement in principle on a new framework for transatlantic data flows.” Thousands of large and small businesses have faced legal uncertainty for their routine transfers of commercial d...

Today U.S. President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen announced “an agreement in principle on a new framework for transatlantic data flows.” CCIA applauds this important announcement. This is good news for all European and international companies relying on transatlantic data transfers for their daily business operations. We trust that a new framework will restore legal certainty for businesses and stronger safeguards for users.

While we welcome more certainty for EU-US commercial data flows, we are increasingly concerned with new European restrictions covering “non-personal” data. As our economies go online we need fewer, not more data restrictions, to trade with each other.

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The European Parliament today voted to adopt its position on the Digital Services Act (DSA). CCIA thanks MEPs for all their hard work and congratulate them on reaching this delicate compromise.
The DSA is an opportunity to create a flexible and future-proof regulatory framework for digital services in Europe.
During the final negotiations, we hope lawmakers will thoroughly assess the impact on European consumers and businesses of recent amendments. We urge negotiators to consider the impact of proposed new obligations such as restrictions to personalised ads, broad “know-your-business-consumer” obligations, user redress, and data disclosure to law enforcement and researchers.
Read our statement:
https://www.ccianet.org/2022/01/ccia-statement-on-european-parliament-plenary-vote-on-the-digital-services-act/

CCIA Statement on European Parliament Plenary Vote on the Digital Services Act Brussels, BELGIUM – The European Parliament today voted to adopt its position on the Digital Services Act (DSA). Last-minute amendments include limitations to personalised advertising and a new, broad obligation on all types of intermediaries to verify their business users. There has been no EU as...