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The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA): 53 year-old tech trade association promoting open markets, open systems, & open networks.
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Bills like the App Store Accountability Act may sound appealing, but collide with reality: privacy backlash, data breach risk, technical flaws, and global evidence of easy circumvention. Effective child safety requires smarter, risk-based tools. Read more: ccianet.org/articles/app...
App Store Age Verification: Popular in Principle, Unworkable in Practice - CCIA
Lawmakers in several states and in Congress have proposed bills similar to Utah’s App Store Accountability Act that force app stores to verify every user’s
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“Commercially available” methods of facial scans for age verification aren’t magic, says CCIA’s Chief Economist Trevor Wagener. NIST’s latest face-scan benchmarks show average age errors of 3–6 years—far too imprecise to separate 13, 16, and 18-year-olds. 1/2
The law imposes the most restrictive political ad rules in the nation, forcing online services to monitor users’ content and risking $30,000 fines for failing to flag and report “political” ads. Such mandates violate the #FirstAmendment. ccianet.org/news/2025/09... 2/2
CCIA Asks Washington Supreme Court to Reverse Lower Court’s Decision in Washington v. Meta - CCIA
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association, along with its co-amici TechNet, Chamber of Progress, and NetChoice, has filed an amicus
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In September, CCIA joined TechNet, Chamber of Progress, and NetChoice in filing an amicus brief in Washington v. Meta, urging the court to strike down Washington State’s platform disclosure law. 1/2
CCIA Asks Washington Supreme Court to Reverse Lower Court’s Decision in Washington v. Meta - CCIA
Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association, along with its co-amici TechNet, Chamber of Progress, and NetChoice, has filed an amicus
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Broad support for age verification fades when users see what’s required. Nearly 70% of Americans say they’re not comfortable uploading government IDs or face scans to access apps. Mandatory verification risks mass lockouts, not online safety. Read more: ccianet.org/articles/app...
This is what patient-centered innovation looks like. The implementation of a new AI radiology tool in a major hospital system shows how American tech is directly contributing to better health outcomes and a safer patient experience.
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Korea’s competition policies targeting U.S. companies could trigger nearly $1 trillion in aggregate economic losses across both countries, according to a study by the Competere Foundation. More here: buff.ly/z3qNiny
CCIA is challenging Texas’s app store law to defend constitutional rights and digital innovation. “Protecting kids online shouldn’t mean forcing everyone to surrender personal data or silencing lawful speech,” says Stephanie Joyce, Director of CCIA Litigation Center. 1/2
Last month, CCIA filed comments on proposed rules under the Colorado Privacy Act addressing children’s online data. 1/2
As CCIA warned, adults and teens alike will face warnings, even when accessing safe, educational, or supportive content. Read the coalition letter to the California legislature: ccianet.org/library/tech... 2/2
TechNet Led Coalition Letter on CA AB 56 - CCIA
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Governor Newsom signed California’s AB 56 into law last week, a bill that requires social media platforms to display a black box warning about mental health harms. The bill raises several constitutional concerns as it requires a government-mandated label on user-generated speech. 1/2
The UK CMA’s decision to designate Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems under the new DMCC Act makes them subject to sweeping powers that risk chilling innovation and investment. 1/2
American tech is demonstrating its commitment to corporate responsibility. Learn how investments from leading US tech companies are helping to rebuild U.S. forests and create a positive environmental impact.
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CCIA has joined an amicus brief urging the Fifth Circuit to restore the injunction on Mississippi’s HB1126. This law would impose sweeping, content-based restrictions on social media platforms, including invasive age checks, parental-consent mandates, and content monitoring. 1/2
Data-driven decisions are key to success. Learn how American innovation from AWS is helping organizations build a culture of data, empowering teams to solve problems and discover new opportunities. aws.amazon.com/blogs/busine...
Texas’s app store bill isn’t just bad policy; it violates the Constitution. By mandating intrusive age checks, repeated parental consent, and compelled speech, it burdens parents, developers, and young users alike. CCIA is asking the court to block it. ccianet.org/news/2025/10...
...targeted websites to view lawful content. In October 2025, a federal judge in Florida denied the second attempt by the State of Florida to dismiss the lawsuit in large part. 2/3
In October 2024, CCIA, with its co-Plaintiff NetChoice, filed a lawsuit against the State of Florida, explaining that Florida HB3, the “internet rationing” law, violates the #FirstAmendment and other federal laws by blocking and restricting minors—and likely adults as well—from using certain,... 1/3
If the internet economy is to continue growing, U.S. law and policy, both at home and abroad, must preserve robust service provider protections. Undermining these safeguards by holding websites liable for users’ actions would chill investment, slow innovation, and stifle user speech.