Rep. David Cicilline, leading a push for a new Big Tech antitrust legislation, says it will prohibit Apple from impeding users from removing pre-installed apps
distracting the company from its growth areas, risking regulatory retaliation, making its higher information users mad, and all not actually that much $$ in Apple terms. https://www.slowboring.com/......
Microsoft president Brad Smith defended the company's political contributions in a meeting with employees after some questioned donations from its PAC
and has never had — a PAC. @BradSmi https://twitter.com/... Steve Schmidt / @steveschmidtses : .@ProjectLincoln @Microsoft has sent a crystal clear message about the importance of democracy. I'm confi...
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki should have been at Tuesday's Senate hearing alongside Dorsey and Zuckerberg, given YouTube is also a major vector for disinformation
a major vector for disinfo — avoiding scrutiny by being opaque & keeping quiet. https://www.wired.com/... Taylor Hatmaker / @tayhatmaker : i mentioned this in my pre-hearing post too and i'm also very...
In an open letter to CFIUS, Senator Josh Hawley says US should reject Oracle-ByteDance collaboration citing national security grounds and calls for a full sale
The deal is ‘completely unacceptable,’ Hawley says — Sen. Josh Hawley is publicly calling on the Treasury Department …
Proposals by Sen. Hawley and the DOJ to amend Section 230 protections would violate the First Amendment and bury tech platforms in legal cost and liability risk
and for the rest of us. https://www.eff.org/... @eff : If these proposals succeed, basic activities like offering encryption, or editing, removing, or otherwise moderating users' content could lead to...
Proposals by Sen. Hawley and the DOJ to amend Section 230 protections would violate the First Amendment and bury tech platforms in legal cost and liability risk
Whether we know it or not, all Internet users rely on multiple online services to connect, engage, and express themselves online. Tweets: @eff , @eff , @jess_miers , and @atrupar Tweets: @eff : If AG ...
DOJ proposes Congress adopt new legislation adding conditions to Section 230 protections, opening up Facebook, Google, Twitter, others to additional liability
Nurturing Innovation or Fostering Unaccountability? Rishabh Jain / International Business Times : FCC Commissioner Opposes Trump On Social Media Regulation Saying, ‘The Decision Is Ours Alone’ Issie L...
In letter, four GOP senators ask the FCC to review Section 230 and “clearly define the criteria for which companies can receive protections under the statute”
until now https://twitter.com/... Cristiano Lima / @viacristiano : ❗️ Senate Republicans are out with a letter asking the FCC to “clearly define” when social media companies can receive Section 230 pr...
Sen. Josh Hawley pushes DOJ for an antitrust probe into Amazon over its reported practices of using independent sellers' data to develop private label products
The Republican urged the attorney general to make the move on Tuesday — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is calling on federal prosecutors … Tweets: @reckless , @johnwilson , and @karlbode Tweets: Nilay Pate...
Mark Zuckerberg met with President Trump during his visit to Washington, where the Facebook CEO also met with a number of members of Congress
- Senator Hawley urged Facebook to sell WhatsApp, Instagram — CEO also pressed on privacy, independent content audits, bias