US lawmakers, TikTok staff, and others detail how TikTok lost the war in Washington, including CEO Shou Zi Chew's failure to build support on Capitol Hill
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Twitter asks a US federal court to terminate an FTC order that puts restrictions on its data security practices and to stay a deposition of Elon Musk
The company asked the federal court to terminate an order with the agency hours before Chair Lina Khan testified on Capitol Hill
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump's suspension, but asks Facebook to review the decision within six months to determine a penalty consistent with its rules
For Now Kari Paul / The Guardian : Facebook ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board Donald J. Trump : Donald Trump calls the actions of “corrupt social media companies” like Facebook, Twit...
Senate Republicans say the Judiciary Committee will issue a subpoena to Jack Dorsey about Twitter's blocking of a New York Post article
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has formally requested @Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and @Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism in a coming hearing...
Sources: FTC and DOJ have reached an agreement to divvy up antitrust oversight of Google and Amazon, putting Amazon under FTC's watch and Google under DOJ's
Many companies are shifting down for the summer months. Amber Neely / AppleInsider : FTC, Department of Justice amping up antitrust monitoring of tech firms Scott Bicheno / Telecoms.com : Google and A...
Twitter permanently suspends Infowars and Alex Jones' accounts, saying they violate “abusive behavior” rules, will suspend other accounts he registers or uses
The Washington Post Reuters : Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones, website Infowars James Farrell / SiliconANGLE : Alex Jones and Infowars kicked off Twitter for good MacDailyNews : Twitter permanentl...
Congress releases Zuckerberg's prepared testimony: “it's clear now that we didn't do enough” to protect data privacy, prevent fake news, election interference
so let's stop acting like he can't handle it. He can. Jeremy Kaplan / Digital Trends : Facing Facebook: Congress should take action to protect our privacy Levi Sumagaysay / Mercury News : Mark Zuckerb...