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Apple and Google will both attend Senate hearing on app store competition

Section 230 is threatened in new bill tying liability shield repeal to 2000 checks

Biden elevates tech antitrust crusader Lina Khan to FTC chair

Facebook changes its corporate branding to Meta

TikTok saw a rise in government demands for user data

A Senate proposal for a new US agency to protect Americans data is back

SEC issues statement on past weeks turbulent market activity prompted by Redditfueled GameStop run

An app developers lawsuit over rejections and scammers is allowed to proceed judge rules

Is Americas national security Facebook and Googles problem

Alphabet Apple Amazon and Facebook are in the crosshairs of the FTC and DOJ

The Green New Deal is long on vision short on details and a potential windfall for startups

Facebook Twitter and Google cant say how farreaching Russian political influence is on their platforms

Despite objection Congress passes bill that lets US authorities shoot down private drones

Twitter introduces a new label that allows the good bots to identify themselves

Section 230 barely rates a mention in Senates hasty preelection flogging of tech CEOs

Homeland Security establishes the Cyber Safety Review Board to learn the mistakes from past cyber incidents

Apple downplays complaints about App Store scams in antitrust hearing

Facebook is weaponizing security to erode privacy

Venture investors shrug at proposed changes to US carried interest taxation

Senate study proposes at least 32B yearly for AI programs

Amazon warns onerous privacy regulations could hinder innovation in Senate hearing

US intelligence bill takes aim at commercial spyware makers

Workers at Americas largest companies are not covered under coronavirus aid package

Senate hearing with five social media CEOs was a missed opportunity

AOL founder Steve Case involved early in Section 230 says its time to change it

The next big tech hearing is scheduled for October 28

Why Congress isnt working remotely due to COVID19

On Russia tech doesnt know what it doesnt know

Senate Intel committee calls on Facebook to release Russian ads

With return of Report a Problem on App Store Apple invites public to help fight fraud

Massachusetts governor wont sign police reform bill with facial recognition ban

That big climate bill might actually make a difference

What the growing federal focus on ESG means for private markets

Bipartisan Senate investigation urges more aggressive action against Chinese telecoms

The Pill Club is donating 5000 units of emergency contraception

How to watch Facebook and Twitters big hearings with Congress

Apple ATT Amazon Google among tech giants called to Senate Commerce Committee

As mob overruns US Capitol some direct anger at tech platforms and Twitter locks Trumps account

US government agencies bought Chinese surveillance tech despite federal ban

Why a bipartisan embrace of crypto might never extend to Bitcoin

Sen Wyden proposes limits on exportation of Americans personal data

The startup community is seriously sweating a stock option provision of the Senate tax bill

Republican antitrust bill would block all big tech acquisitions

After a decade Congress might finally bring 911 into the internet age

As mob overruns US Capitol some direct anger at tech platforms and Twitter deletes Trump tweets

The first big tech antitrust bill lumbers toward reality

Kamala Harris wants to quadruple the US Digital Service budget and bring it to states

Highlights from the Senate Intelligence hearing with Facebook and Twitter

At social media hearing lawmakers circle algorithmfocused Section 230 reform

A bill to ban geofence and keyword search warrants in New York gains traction