Congressional leaders seem flummoxed by the growing popularity of Chinese-owned apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, an unintended consequence of the TikTok ban
The Chinese apps RedNote and Lemon8 have exploded in popularity as TikTok faces an imminent ban and the Supreme Court upheld the law forcing its sale. Bluesky: @harrymccracken.com , @pharmesq , @romit...
Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, and their super PACs haven't donated to Trump or Harris, instead pursuing a strategy of targeted donations to congressional campaigns
- Crypto firm's donations are shaking up Congressional races — Critics say crypto influence is akin to corporate ‘Death Star’
A look at the US and EU's dueling approaches to rein in Big Tech, splitting tech companies' attention by miring them in separate legal and enforcement battles
The West's key regulators are now fully on the offensive against Apple, Google and other giants they see as monopolies. Threads: @marks.wiki . X: @tomhebertdc Threads: Mark Davis / @marks.wiki : In 5 ...
Angry constituents flood congressional offices with calls following TikTok's push notification asking users to call their representatives about a possible ban
Tiktok is owned by an adversary of the US. But so is Microsoft, Meta, Google, Twitter, Amazon, and most of the other tech giants. … X: Cat Zakrzewski / @cat_zakrzewski : Some Congressional offices ha...
A recap of TikTok CEO Shou Chew's testimony before Congress, in which he struggled to address national security concerns over ByteDance's ownership of TikTok
“[T]he day was dominated by political grandstanding that failed to acknowledge the real solutions already underway through Project Texas or productively address industry-wide issues of youth safety.” ...
US congressional aides say TikTok representatives have largely ignored Republican lawmakers, which could have serious consequences if the GOP retakes the House
Bloomberg : Tweets: @business , @matt_schrader_ , @rmac18 , @caseymlewis , and @birnbaum_e Tweets: @business : TikTok is stepping up its charm offensive in D.C., but is sidestepping its loudest Repub...
Democrats and Republicans in Congress are investigating Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko's claims and seeking a meeting for further information
including fines https://www.documentcloud.org/ ... Senator Dick Durbin / @senatordurbin : If these claims are accurate, they may show dangerous data privacy & security risks for Twitter users around t...
The US FTC seeks public comment on federal online privacy rules, which could take years to enact, and is considering various paths, such as focusing on children
on our location, our health, what we read online, who we know, what we buy. @FTC is seeking comment on whether to issue rules aimed at commercial surveillance & lax data security practices. https://ww...
Sources: negotiations between Congressional lawmakers on online privacy policies include limits on tech giants' collection, storage, and use of personal info
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @kent_walker Tweets: Kent Walker / @kent_walker : As @johndmckinnon says, hurdles still loom to getting privacy passed before the midterms. There is a...
Nick Clegg says that Facebook will put “more friends, less politics” in News Feed and will “nudge” teens away from toxic Instagram content
Fighting back after a whistleblower's damning testimony earlier this week before a Congressional committee …