Sources detail how Senate Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell, who recently proposed a privacy bill, has undermined privacy negotiations for years
Many aides say Maria Cantwell, a powerful Democratic leader, has repeatedly upended privacy negotiations. Mastodon: @JosephMenn@infosec.exchange . X: @wolfejosh , @michaelsobolik , @realrussbaker , @c...
Despite broad support by the US public and lawmakers for child internet laws, Congress has done nothing, even after holding 39 hearings on the topic since 2017
Americans are broadly united in support of laws to make the internet safer for kids. So why doesn't Congress act? Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . X: @justinhendrix , @superwuster , @evan_greer , @vi...
Meta's Oversight Board Trust says the company is giving $150M to the trust as part of ongoing financial support, following a $130M contribution in 2019
Today the Oversight Board Trust announced that Meta has made a commitment that provides for ongoing financial support for the Oversight Board. Tweets: @oversightboard , @charlesarthur , @goldman , @vi...
Republicans, who opposed common carrier status for ISPs in the net neutrality debate, now want social media platforms to be treated like “public utilities”
Washington Post : Tweets: @viacristiano , @sayreevan , @jeffjarvis , @adamthierer , @karlbode , @karlbode , @willoremus , and @aclu Tweets: Cristiano Lima / @viacristiano : New: How did the GOP, whic...
Interview with FTC Chair Lina Khan on leading the agency, its regulatory failures and avoiding future missteps, Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, and more
Lina Khan was an associate professor at Columbia Law, working remotely from Texas, when she found out that President Joe Biden wanted her on the Federal Trade Commission. Tweets: @kvnweb , @nancyscola...
Snap and TikTok testifying for the first time before Congress next week shows how lawmakers' oversight has fixated on a few major platforms thus far
Cristiano Lima / Washington Post : Tweets: @viacristiano , @cat_zakrzewski , and @etbrooking Tweets: Cristiano Lima / @viacristiano : Here's some interesting stats on tech hearings: TikTok & Snapchat...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn says WSJ's Facebook Files whistleblower has turned over documents and plans to reveal their identity “at some point down the line”
Happy Thursday and welcome to The Technology 202! Below: Meet “Help Desk,” a new initiative our colleagues are launching … Tweets: @donie , @nicoleperlroth , @talkopan , @kantrowitz , @viacristiano ,...
Nearly eight months into his term, Biden has yet to pick new leaders at the FCC and NTIA, delaying action on key agenda items, like reinstating net neutrality
Cristiano Lima / Washington Post : Tweets: @cendemtech , @viacristiano , @masspirates , @robpegoraro , @digiphile , and @karlbode Tweets: @cendemtech : “'The commission can't really move forward on t...
Profile of Alondra Nelson, Biden's first deputy director for science and society, a role meant to examine the sociological effects of emerging technologies
Emily Birnbaum / Protocol : Tweets: @protocol , @aaronksaunders , @viacristiano , and @birnbaum_e Tweets: @protocol : Alondra Nelson is the country's first deputy director for science and society. Bi...