CCIA’s Megan Stokes testified to the Maryland General Assembly on Maryland’s ‘App Store Accountability Act, HB 1179, warning that the bill’s age verification provisions could require the collection of sensitive personal information, including government-issued identification or biometric data.
Lawmakers should focus on empowering parents and promoting digital literacy instead. ccianet.org/news/2026/02... 2/2
Georgia’s SB 467 risks #FirstAmendment protections by restricting access to lawful speech. CCIA warns that broad age verification mandates could compromise user #Privacy, burden businesses, and introduce security risks. 1/2
In testimony today, CCIA warns that the bill risks undermining free expression, forcing the collection of sensitive personal data, and creating new privacy and cybersecurity vulnerabilities for users. ccianet.org/news/2026/03... 2/2
Maryland’s HB 1179 would condition access to lawful online speech on age verification, a model courts have repeatedly found unconstitutional. 1/2
The #FirstAmendment protects access to lawful speech online. CCIA urged Kansas lawmakers to reconsider SB 372, warning that mandatory age verification risks restricting access to protected content and creating new privacy risks through the collection of sensitive personal data. 1/2
Loyola Marymount is using AWS to streamline IT, letting tech teams focus on high-impact digital experiences for students and faculty—keeping our campus secure and always online. #TechForGood
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Since its proposal and passage, this law has undergone intense legal scrutiny and CCIA and NetChoice have sued to ensure it is permanently struck down by the courts. ccianet.org/articles/flo...
Florida’s HB3, a law that was marketed as addressing child safety, conflicts with the First Amendment rights of minors and their parents by functioning as a digital blockade.
Law enforcement should obtain a judicial warrant, based on probable cause, for every request seeking this sensitive data. #Privacy rights must extend to the digital age. ccianet.org/news/2026/03...
CCIA and @SIIA have filed an amicus brief in Chatrie v. United States, urging the Supreme Court to reaffirm that the #FourthAmendment protects internet users’ location history.
CCIA submitted comments to NIST on AI agent security, urging a risk-based approach. Although the security of AI agents requires careful consideration, overly prescriptive rules could stifle innovation and slow the development of beneficial AI, putting U.S. leadership in #AI at risk. 1/2
... the #FirstAmendment and Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. ccianet.org/news/2025/10... 2/2
Texas passed SB 2420, one of many app store bills with age verification and parental consent provisions passed across the country in 2025. On October 16, 2025, CCIA sued Texas in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas and successfully managed to block the law under... 1/2,
Protecting kids online matters, but blocking speech and limiting access to websites isn’t the answer. Read more: ccianet.org/news/2026/03... 2/2
Florida’s HB3 will face scrutiny Tuesday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit as CCIA and NetChoice argue the law restricts access to lawful online content protected by the #FirstAmendment. 1/2
Google is launching new AI literacy training to help educators navigate the classroom of the future. By equipping teachers with these skills, we can ensure technology is used to enhance learning and prepare students for an AI-integrated workforce. #TechForGood
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A recent poll shows UK voters are increasingly benefiting from #AI and support regulations that enable research and training. While concerns remain, limiting access to UK training data or forcing firms to share sensitive info could worsen reliability, privacy, and security risks. 1/2
By carefully training and prompting existing LLMs, this tool demonstrates how AI can enhance the peer review process, as detailed in Nature Machine Intelligence. Read more: phys.org/news/2026-02... 2/2
A team of researchers has developed the Review Feedback Agent, an #AI system that leverages five large language models to provide private feedback to reviewers before authors ever see it. 1/2
Bringing precision to sustainable agriculture. NC State is helping to deploy AI-powered technology to help farmers accurately predict their cover crops' fertilizer needs. This innovation reduces costs while protecting soil and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. www.nature.org/en-us/newsro...
CCIA is a co-signer of this joint letter sent to the White House about the risk to US #AI leadership.
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CCIA emphasizes that protecting kids online is vital, but lawmakers must avoid sweeping surveillance, age verification, and data-sharing mandates that could compromise privacy, security, and access to lawful information. ccianet.org/news/2026/03... 2/2
Today, the House Energy & Commerce Committee advanced several online safety bills. 1/2
The bill has now been withdrawn by the sponsor. CCIA advocates incentive-based approaches that support workforce retraining without stifling innovation or investment. Read more: ccianet.org/news/2026/02... 2/2
Last month, CCIA testified against Maryland HB 314, warning it would penalize employers for adopting productivity-boosting technologies like #AI. The bill’s automation assessments risk duplicating rules, raising costs, and creating legal uncertainty, while doing little for displaced workers. 1/2
A nursing professor at Wright State explores how #AI and #VR are transforming healthcare education, showing these tools can enhance soft skills development for nursing students. Read more: edtechmagazine.com/higher/artic...
