Daniel Hanley: Google and Facebook Are Essential, Let’s Regulate Them That Way

Google and Facebook have extraordinary control over information and communications systems in the United States. These two corporations dominate internet search, social media, and digital advertising,...

Breakfast Media Minute: July 31, 2020

Infrastructure Stimulus Bill Predictions, Call For Broadcast Reform, Big Tech Hearing Reactions

Panelists speaking on a Thursday Brookings Institution webinar expressed mixed views on the likelihood of Congress passing a federal infrastructure stimulus by the summer of 2021....

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Respond and Deflect Manifold Criticism by House Judiciary Panel

July 30, 2020 — Wednesday’s House Judiciary Antitrust subcommittee hearing marked the first time four tech CEOs appeared before Congress, and the first time Amazon’s head,...

Big Tech Must Be Broken Up, says House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman

July 30, 2020 – Several of the companies featured in Wednesday’s blockbuster big tech hearing need to be broken up, House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David...

Breakfast Media Minute: July 30, 2020

Confirming 2020 Election Results Could Prove Challenging, Say Brookings Panelists

July 29, 2020 — According to governance experts, the upcoming November election will operate on a significantly different timeline than traditional U.S. elections. The majority of...

Breakfast Media Minute: July 29, 2020

Senators Discuss Section 230 Shortcomings and Potential Reforms

July 28, 2020 — Senators on Tuesday remained broadly divided on the extent and direction that changes to Section 230 should take. The tenor of the...

Fair Use is Essential But its Enforcement is Broken, Says Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee

July 28, 2020 — “Fair use” is an essential doctrine of copyright law that is unevenly applied, said participants in a Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing...