Section 230
Leave Section 230 Alone, Panelists Urge Government
The debate on what government should — or shouldn’t — do with respect to liability protections for platforms continues.
Section 230
The debate on what government should — or shouldn’t — do with respect to liability protections for platforms continues.
Big Tech
New America said in a report that non-U.S. platforms are ahead of U.S. platforms in their data accountability and transparency.
Big Tech
Antitrust legislation and child privacy were topics of discussion during a Senate Commerce budget hearing Wednesday.
Big Tech
A number of players have pitched the idea of having big tech platforms pay into the basic telecommunications fund.
Big Tech
Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf warned against government intervention in online moderation.
Big Tech
The DOJ and FTC are working together to enforce antitrust laws.
Big Tech
SBE Council report surveyed companies started after the pandemic began.
Big Tech
The Computer and Communications Industry Association counts as members Amazon, Google and Facebook.
Big Tech
The president of the News Media Alliance endorsed legislation allowing negotiations with tech platforms for news hosting.
Big Tech
The head of the Center for European Policy Analysis said America and EU need to agree on Big Tech.
Privacy
If laws are robust enough and enforcement agencies are well-resourced, states should avoid implementing right to privacy action legislation.
Big Tech
The D.C. attorney general is leading other state AGs alleging Google mislead consumers into believing they could disable location tracking.
Antitrust
Klobuchar was able to rally Democrats and Republicans to support her bill, but its future depends upon a shaky alliance.
FCC
A judge dismissed Facebook’s objection to the FTC’s investigation into the company’s alleged anticompetitive practices.
Media Ownership
LeGeyt was the organization’s executive vice president of government relations and COO.
Big Tech
Big technology companies faced hurdles in 2021 — and it’s only the beginning of a Biden administration crackdown.