As the FTC prepares to use a novel, untested argument to challenge Meta's Within acquisition, officials say a loss could spur Congress to rewrite antitrust laws
As the Federal Trade Commission prepares to face off in court against Meta over a V.R. start-up deal, the agency is testing … Tweets: @adamkovac , @florianederer , @tonyromm , and @fbbagholder Tweets:...
A look at efforts by 50+ countries to control digital data produced by citizens, governments, and businesses, driven by privacy concerns, economics, and more
Nations are accelerating efforts to control data produced within their perimeters, disrupting the flow of what has become a kind of digital currency. Tweets: @wbm312 , @vickerysec , @profcarroll , @da...
After leaving Meta, Brandon Silverman, co-founder of Facebook-acquired CrowdTangle, has helped craft a bipartisan bill to boost social networks' transparency
The co-founder of CrowdTangle has been working with Congress on legislation to make tech companies disclose their inner workings. Tweets: @benyt , @lauraedelson2 , @apmckay , @elipariser , @aaschapiro...
Governments around the world are moving to limit the power of tech companies with an urgency and breadth that no single industry had experienced before
Never before have so many countries, including China, moved with such vigor at the same time to limit the power of a single industry. Tweets: @satariano , @davidakaye , @nytimes , @ron_fournier , @kat...
Critics and competitors argue that Google's massive web index, far surpassing its rivals in size, should be the focus of antitrust scrutiny
As regulators seek ways to curb the company's power, there is more focus on the vast index — hundreds of billion of web pages — behind its search engine. Tweets: @nkulw , @techwontsaveus , @dmccabe , ...
A look at the well-funded Big Tech opponents, from lawyers to academics, that have helped guide potential government regulation like Google's antitrust suit
although possibly short-lived — for a growing collection of lawyers, activists, economists, academics and rivals who are fueling a backlash against Big Tech @satariano @dmccabe https://www.nytimes.com...
As Oracle tries to buy TikTok, a look at how the company started embracing and building ties with Donald Trump and his administration after the 2016 election
from the early days of the administration to an ill-fated hydroxychloroquine study in March — as it tries to buy TikTok. https://www.nytimes.com/... Lauren Hirsch / @laurenshirsch : In today's @DealBo...
Jeff Bezos has taken a hands-off approach to Washington, staying above the fray, but that changes with his first-ever Congressional testimony on Wednesday
via @averyhartmans https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... @voxdotcom : Jeff Bezos said in 2018 that Amazon needs “to conduct ourselves in such a way that when we are scrutinized, we pass with flying c...
Sources say the DOJ has made the antitrust inquiry into Google its top priority and the case is moving swiftly, spurred by the personal interest of AG Barr
Attorney General William Barr's attention to the Justice Department investigation shows the high stakes for the agency and for him. Tweets: @eisingerj , @b_fung , and @charlie_savage Tweets: Jesse Eis...
ISPs like Charter and Comcast promised free or cheap internet for low-income Americans during the pandemic, but users say signing up hasn't been easy
conflicting forces—fund it via the Treasury. by @dmccabe https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/... Mike Doyle / @usrepmikedoyle : Millions lack internet access, for many it is not available ...