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• @evangreer@mastodon.online @evangreer@mastodon.online on mastodon

  Welp, it's official: #KOSA is not in the #omnibus.  That's good news.

• @jakesherman Jake Sherman on x

  The ban on TikTok on government devices has ended up in the omnibus. This was a Josh Hawley bill. Pelosi pushed for it in the omni https://twitter.com/...

• @birnbaum_e Emily Birnbaum on x

  There's a very serious eleventh-hour push to get OAMA, the app store bill, in the omnibus. Both Senate Judiciary leaders have signed off on it. But it still needs Schumer and McConnell's support.

• @cathygellis Cathy Gellis on x

  This is crappy framing. Because it WAS an existential threat, and not just to them but to the entire ecosystem, which in theory is what we wanted to be more healthy. It was like a farming bill that required salting the earth. And now complaining that large farms stopped it. https…

• @margaretomara Margaret O'Mara on x

  Tech companies were really good at lobbying in the 80s (chips/SIA) and 90s (internet regs), but now they have bonkers $$$$ to spend on it, they're REALLY good https://twitter.com/...

• @adamkovac Adam Kovacevich on x

  From @birnbaum_e's AICOA postmortem: Dem senators pressed Klobuchar for content moderation amendments. She balked, worried about losing Rs. “Without the changes, Democrats walked.” https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @justinhendrix Justin Hendrix on x

  Comprehensive look at how Big Tech political maneuvering and gobs of money (and, oh yes, plenty of dark money) defeated antitrust bills that would have help even the playing field.... https://twitter.com/...

• @birnbaum_e Emily Birnbaum on x

  NEW: How a massive lobbying campaign by Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta killed a bipartisan effort to rein in the country's largest technology companies. Based on interviews with 45 people close to the process. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @wallachlori Lori Wallach on x

  Wondering why four different important anti-monopoly bills with bipartisan majorities are being denied a Senate vote? My @econliberties colleague @matthewstoller explains in this important thread⬇️ https://twitter.com/...

• @econliberties @econliberties on x

  Big Tech companies are pouring trillions of dollars into blocking crucial antitrust legislation. Now, four bills are up to Schumer's discretion whether to advance. Will he stand up for working people, honest businesses, and consumers? Or will he side with corporate monopolists? h…

• @jasonfyk Jason Fyk on x

  They are desperate because 230 is about to be fixed in the SCOTUS rendering this all moot. https://twitter.com/...

• @hawleymo Josh Hawley on x

  TikTok will soon be BANNED on all government devices

• @sarahmillerdc Sarah Miller on x

  By passing key antitrust legislation, @SenSchumer can stand up for working people and honest businesses — and help revert his years of defending corporate monopolists' behavior. @matthewstoller has the full context for this historic fight. https://mattstoller.substack.com/ ...

• @econliberties @econliberties on x

  As the Senate works through the omnibus bill today, @SenSchumer has a crucial chance to rein in Big Tech's power by advancing antitrust legislation. Get caught up on the bipartisan bills that would help working families and honest businesses — not corporate monopolies.👇 https://t…

• @joshua_sisco Josh Sisco on x

  A bill increasing fees companies pay when filing mergers for reg review is the sole antitrust bill in the omnibus. But an important catch, there will be a two year delay on fee hikes, meaning money desperately needed now by the FTC and DOJ won't be there https://subscriber.politi…

• @davidshepardson @davidshepardson on x

  The @tiktok_us federal device ban bill makes the omnibus https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @netchoice @netchoice on x

  .@PatHedger18: “The Open App Markets Act breaks critical cybersecurity protections and parental controls on smartphones essentially to subsidize multibillion dollar companies that produce violent video games and dating apps.” Read more @Protectaxpayers: https://www.protectingtaxp…

• @adamkovac Adam Kovacevich on x

  Morning Tech reporting that INFORM Consumers act - the consensus e-commerce bill - is in the omnibus. Great news. https://twitter.com/...

• @adamkovac Adam Kovacevich on x

  NEW: The app store bill (OAMA) may hitch a ride in the year-end omnibus (text released today). My colleague @KaitlynHarger has a new analysis out on the biggest winners from the bill: Gaming, dating, & streaming co's worth a combined $1.5 trillion https://medium.com/...

• @ashleygjovik @ashleygjovik on x

  I hope people realize the US federal gov may shut down, pausing critical services & furloughing thousands of employees, because Apple & Google have corrupted our lawmakers to the extent our politician's would disable a gov rather than reign in corporate anticompetitive behavior. …

• @timsweeneyepic Tim Sweeney on x

  @NetChoice ... Here's my view on what you organization is doing: https://twitter.com/...

• @protonprivacy @protonprivacy on x

  If the #AICOA and #OAMA bills do not pass in the US, it will show #BigTech that it can do whatever it wants to consumers, businesses, and society as a whole. @SenSchumer: include S.2992 and S.2710 to a vote before the end of the year. https://www.huffpost.com/...

• @tonyromm Tony Romm on x

  Some tech news The Open App Markets Act — the app store bill — was indeed involved in omni talks at one point. It reached leadership, and one source says McConnell rejected inclusion. No word from his office, and unclear if there were other obstacles to its inclusion too

• @zamaan_qureshi Zamaan Qureshi on x

  Here we go again: Tech hearings, legislation, debate, and discussion and now we're at the eleventh hour. But of course, Big Tech is making sure we walk away with no tech legislation. After calling for regulation to their industry. https://www.wsj.com/...

• @matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x

  1. There's been a lot of work on monopoly power and big tech. Today, whether Congress passes any antitrust legislation is now up to one man. Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer. https://mattstoller.substack.com/ ...

• @jaketapper Jake Tapper on x

  “Bipartisan backers of a trio of proposals to rein in the power of Big Tech and stiffen antitrust enforcement have a simple question for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.): What's the deal?” https://www.huffpost.com/...

• @garrytan Garry Tan on x

  Nobody is going to shut down the government to protect the Apple Tax. Tech startups across the US need @senschumer to stay firm here. OAMA and AICOA are critical for a level playing field for little tech (startups!) prospering so big tech can't squash them early. https://twitter.…

• @tonyromm Tony Romm on x

  NEW: Congress unveils $1.7 trillion bill to fund govt, known as omnibus. Includes: -$44.9b for Ukraine -Big boosts for defense, some domestic programs -Policies on pandemic readiness, Medicaid benefits, a ban TikTok on gov devices, Electoral Count Act https://www.washingtonpost.c…

• @timsweeneyepic Possibly Tim Sweeney on x

  Shame on Apple for this grotesque political propaganda campaign against the developers of apps that Apple profits from distributing. Apple is a monopoly and is the world's #1 profiteer from loot boxes and pay-to-win games. Apple must be stopped. https://twitter.com/...

• @evan_greer @evan_greer on x

  Repeat after me: no one is going to threaten to shut down the government to help Big Tech No one is going to threaten to shut down the government to help Big Tech No one is going to threaten to shut down the government to help Big Tech Schumer can move #OAMA #AICOA if he wants ht…

• @moreperfectus @moreperfectus on x

  INVESTIGATION: Apple, Amazon, and other tech industry lobbyists bundled over $2.7 million in donations to DSCC and DCCC this cycle, new filings show. Now Chuck Schumer is stalling to death several antitrust bills aimed at reining in Big Tech. https://perfectunion.us/...