International alert warns about Russian cyberattacks.
A bill from progressives to ease merger break-ups may face a treacherous path in Congress.
The online harms bill comes after Facebook whistleblower testimony and lawmakers calling for more online protections for children.
A Senate Judiciary bill is facing industry criticism on its effectiveness.
Sohn decided to recuse herself after controversy surrounding her service as a board member of the group operating Locast.
Targeting Apple and Google Play stores, bill forbids 50 million+ user marketplaces from requiring developers to use in-app payment options.
The NTIA has made key leadership hires just weeks after its head was confirmed by the Senate.
Klobuchar was able to rally Democrats and Republicans to support her bill, but its future depends upon a shaky alliance.
Committed discussed big companies shutting smaller ones out of the marketplace.
Sohn and Biden NTIA nominee Alan Davidson will undergo confirmation hearings next Wednesday.
Senators pointed to FCC's initiatives on mapping, which will need to be good to maximize federal funds for broadband.
Platform representatives did not commit to legislation that would increase online protections for kids.
Facebook pauses photo-sharing app for kids, FCC announces $1.2B in first wave of ECF, ransomware attacks on the rise.
Letter follows Wall Street Journal story that reports Facebook knew about mental health damage Instagram has on teens.
Dish wants low-cost prepaid business Gen Mobile, Members of Congress want investigation into Facebook-Google, STL appoints Paul Atkinson.
American Enterprise Institute fellow says app bill could harm, Arizona looking at broadband speeds, Verizon 5G expansion.
Advocates want age 13 and over for privacy protection as Senate sees COPPA reform proposal.
Senators introduce rural broadband legislation, FCC tackles robocalling, advocates ask Facebook to stop developing Instagram for kids.
January 12, 2021 – In the wake of a riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump […]
January 2, 2021 — When the Senate reconvenes on Sunday at 11:45 a.m., the body will gavel in for the […]
December 2, 2020 — This Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday morning voted 14-12 to advance Federal […]
November 17, 2020 – In the second major showdown between the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook and senators within less […]
November 10, 2020 — Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation grilled President Donald Trump’s proposed nominee […]
On Wednesday, Reps. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, and Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, introduced a House version of the “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant […]
September 16, 2020 — Both Republican and Democratic senators on Tuesday grilled a top Google official at a hearing just […]
August 5, 2020 — The five leaders of the Federal Trade Commission testified together before a Senate panel for the […]
July 28, 2020 — Senators on Tuesday remained broadly divided on the extent and direction that changes to Section 230 […]
July 22, 2020 — In an executive session held Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted […]
July 21, 2020 — The House voted to ban TikTok, an app owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, on federal […]
June 2, 2020 —The heavily contested Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act advanced out of the Senate […]
June 24, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission needs increased funding of an unknown amount for its broadband subsidy projects, […]
June 4, 2020 — Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., penned a letter to AT&T […]
May 11, 2020 — A bipartisan group of senators on Friday urged the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation […]
Sens. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Tuesday asked Google for information about the company’s recently announced COVID-19 […]
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2020 – Google took several punches at a March 10 Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and […]
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2020 – Cracks in the edifice of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act continued to expand […]
Various internet trade groups praised the Senate’s passage of the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act on Tuesday. […]
The Computer and Communications Industry Association and four other internet trade groups sent a letter Thursday to Senate Judiciary Committee […]
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2019 – Lawmakers remain concerned about law enforcement’s inability to access highly encrypted devices for investigations. Tuesday’s […]
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Tuesday introduced the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service […]
