Digital

In response to a request for input regarding the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) Study on Market-Dominant Rate Increases, the MPA submitted an issuance of information regarding the size and timing of market-dominant rate increases authorized by the Commission following the ... Read More

MPA submitted written testimony opposing Kentucky bill on automatic renewals ... Read More

MPA submitted comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) opposing the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed revisions to its market dominant service performance measurement plan ... Read More

The Alliance applauds the EU for concluding its trilogue on negotiations around the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which will level the playing field by requiring the tech platforms to facilitate competition and choice for consumers ... Read More

MPA submitted a letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights in support of the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (JCPA) ... Read More

MPA submitted additional comments to the U.S. Copyright Office regarding the Publishers' Protection Study ... Read More

MPA submitted comments to the U.S. Copyright Office regarding the Publishers' Protection Study ... Read More

MPA comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency on the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ... Read More

MPA submitted comments to the USPS on calculating postage while an application for periodicals authorization is pending ... Read More

MPA submitted comments to the U.S. Postal Service on calculating postage while an application for periodicals authorization is pending ... Read More

MPA submitted a letter to the USPS on a proposed rule for Periodicals Pending Authorization Postage: ... Read More

MPA submitted a letter to the U.S. Postal Service on a proposed rule for Periodicals Pending Authorization Postage ... Read More

Reacting to yesterday’s congressional hearing and testimony by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, former Facebook data scientist Roddy Lindsay agrees with Haugen’s proposed solution to address the problem of big tech platforms spreading harmful misinformation and fake news – make the ... Read More

On September 27, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published the long-awaited final report of its Digital Advertising Services Inquiry. The inquiry, focusing on online display advertising, began in February 2020 following a request from the Treasury and comes ... Read More

The News Media Alliance is one of 17 international and national news media associations to sign a joint letter published today calling for countries to prioritize the value of journalistic content on digital platforms and ensure fair compensation from the ... Read More

On September 17, the Alliance signed onto an amicus brief arguing that Google’s amended complaint in its antitrust lawsuit against Texas should be made publicly available. Judge Castel in the Southern District of New York asked the parties to show why ... Read More

On September 15, several former top national security officials sent a letter asking Congress to delay antitrust bills, because it would harm the U.S. in its tech race with China. Axios published the letter, signed by 12 former intelligence officials ... Read More

Biden recently nominated “longtime privacy advocate” Alvaro Bedoya to the FTC on Monday. Axios reports this nomination “signals aggressive action” from the FTC against big tech. Bedoya has has worked at Georgetown University’s Center on Privacy & Technology as the founding ... Read More

On September 14, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted in favor of giving the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $1 billion to start a bureau that focuses on data security, privacy, and fighting identity theft. The Bureau would be funded for 10 ... Read More

The Wall Street Journal has begun a series called The Facebook Files based on internal emails and files the outlet obtained. While Facebook claimed to be promoting “meaningful social interactions” (MSI) by demoting quality journalism it claimed was divisive, it ... Read More

Today, the Northern District of California published its decision in the Epic Games v. Apple case. The court found that Apple violated California’s Unfair Competition Law and issued an injunction against Apple. The injunction prohibits Apple from requiring developers to ... Read More

On September 8, the High Court of Australia denied media companies’ appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales defamation decision last year. On June 1, 2020, the Supreme Court of New South Wales held that several media companies ... Read More

After a month of negotiating collectively under authorization from the ACCC, with the looming threat of forced arbitration, Australian news organization Country Press Australia (CPA), which includes over 180 regional and local publications across the country, struck a deal with ... Read More

Today, over 70 regional news publications represented by Country Press Australia reached a deal to join Google News Showcase. This deal will allow the publishers to be fairly compensated for their content by terms that they negotiated with the dominant ... Read More