Sources: in the EU, US criticism over censorship has been met with disbelief and anger, and some Big Tech lobbyists acknowledge US accusations are overstated
EU efforts to regulate the digital sphere are under attack from the Trump administration and, increasingly, Silicon Valley
Sources: tech lobbyists say that David Sacks' push for an EO blocking state AI laws undercut their efforts to craft a permanent, bipartisan federal solution
President Donald Trump's aggressive move to block states from regulating artificial intelligence is splitting the tech lobby …
Texas enacts an online child safety bill requiring app stores to verify users' ages and secure parental approval before minors can get most apps or make IAPs
If this goes anything like the porn ban, Apple and Google are just gonna pull out of the Texas market. Hey Texans, hope you either have a VPN or you're hoarding every app you could possibly want. X: ...
Tech lobbyists see new opportunities to expand access to high-skilled H-1B visas and green cards by leveraging the sway of Elon Musk over the GOP
A holiday blowup over immigration between Trump's tech advisers and the GOP base suggests the road may be littered with obstacles.
A profile of and an interview with Aura Salla, a former Meta lobbyist turned EU Parliament member, who says the EU's Big Tech regulation went too far, too fast
Aura Salla was once the tech giant's top lobbyist in Brussels. Now, her presence as a regulator in the European Parliament is proving controversial. Mastodon: @glynmoody@mastodon.social and @lobbyctr...
Apple and Google criticize the newly unveiled Digital Markets Act that will force companies designated as gatekeepers to open up their platforms to competitors
the apps ATT matters the most for will just leave the App Store, rendering ATT effectively useless Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : @matrixdotorg ... If your messaging standard does not provide the same le...
Sources shed light on the increasingly personal battle between Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg, who in private reportedly said “we need to inflict pain” on Apple
exactly what Apple is attacking FB over.) Depesh Mandalia / @depeshm : Who's signing up for Apple ads?! I love the paradoxical wording: a) the Apple ad platform does not track you b) but don't turn of...