Infrastructure
Google Sued, Broadband Issues Not Just Rural, LA Times Suggests Future-Proof Priorities
Google faces another antitrust lawsuit, ILSR calls for state lead on broadband, LA Times suggests focus on network future.
Cybersecurity
Companies Give Kudos to Amazon Web Services, As Competition in Cloud Security Heats Up
Experts praise Amazon’s cloud services, as competition in the space accelerates and as the feds tackle cybersecurity concerns.
Florida Social Media Law Halted, Ohio GOP Drops Muni Broadband Ban, Online Privacy Protections For Children
Judge rules against Florida social media law, Ohio GOP cuts muni broadband ban, Democrats want increased child privacy protections.
Antitrust
Exclusive Drew Clark Column on Antitrust and the Politics of Bashing Big Tech
Democrats have decided they’re against Big Tech. A smarter GOP would sense the opening and take it.
Congress
House Judiciary Committee Clears Six Antitrust Bills Targeting Big Tech Companies
An inside look at the package of antitrust bills marked up this week by the House Judiciary Committee.
CTA
Head of Big Tech Lobby Group Says Repealing Section 230 Unconstitutional
CTA CEO said abolishing intermediary liability protections violates private industry protections against government interference.
Antitrust
Experts Say Congress’s New Antitrust Package is Philosophically Flawed and Politically Motivated
Antitrust and technology experts say that Congress’s new antitrust package is legally flawed and politically motivated.
CTA
Technology Groups Speak Out Against Proposed Antitrust Package
Tech execs have begun to speak out against a new package of proposed antitrust bills in Congress.
New Antitrust Bills, NY’s $15 Broadband Blocked, Trump’s Subpoena to Apple
Congress introduces 5 antitrust bills, a federal judges blocks New York’s $15 internet, and Trump secretly subpoenaed Apple in 2018.
Florida Sued Over Social Media Bill, Verizon Wants Affordability Priority, Facebook Halts Manufactured Virus Ban
Tech orgs sue Florida for social media bill, Verizon wants focus on affordability, Facebook allows man-made virus posts.
Big Tech
E-Commerce Liability Cases Could Open Floodgates For Lawsuits, Panelists Agree
Amazon is entangled in local legal cases that could set off lawsuits for third-party products sold on its platform.
Broadband's Impact
Broadband Adoption Study, Lawmakers React To Amazon-MGM, Benton Award Recipients
Study finds income doesn’t exactly explain adoption among minorities, lawmakers criticize Amazon-MGM, Benton awards.
FCC
FCC Commissioner Carr Argues For Big Tech Contribution To Broadband
Brendan Carr said big tech companies have benefitted from the internet — so they should contribute.
Antitrust
Section 230 Has Coddled Big Tech For Too Long, Says Co-Author of Book on Amazon
Co-author of “The Amazon Jungle” says Section 230 has allowed Big Tech to get away with far too much.
FTC
Lina Khan Pitches Ideas For Regulating Big Tech In Nomination Hearing
Senate Commerce Committee considers nominations for Lina Khan, Bill Nelson and Leslie Kiernan.
Infrastructure
Hawley Calls For Ban On Large Corp Mergers, Chip Shortage Coming For Routers, Big Telecom Breakup
April 12, 2021 – Senator Josh Hawley, R-MO, shared with Axios a new proposal that would bar corporate giants from acquisitions and strengthen century-old antitrust laws. “This country and this government shouldn’t be run by a few mega-corporations,” Hawley told Axios. The Republican Party “has got t
