The US Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Kids Online Safety Act and COPPA 2.0; critics highlight issues, like forcing companies to collect more user data
Policy Analyst, Free Expression Project — Aliya Bhatia is a policy analyst … Twitter: Cristiano Lima / @viacristiano : At Senate Commerce markup of KOSA/COPPA 2.0. Cruz, the top Republican, says he'...
A look at the Open App Markets Act, aimed at curbing anti-competitive behavior from large app store operators like Apple and Google and headed to a Senate vote
it is hardly clear how that would shake out in practice: e.g., denying API access to Parler, denying App store access—might be viewed in different ways by different courts. 3/3 Craig Aaron / @notaaron...
FTC nominee Lina Khan appeared on track to be confirmed after she signaled support for an aggressive approach to Big Tech during her hearing
Sen. Cruz ‘looks forward’ to working with Lina Khan, but other Republicans question her views and experience — WASHINGTON— Lina Khan …
Recording of Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Section 230 where Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai testified
bringing in Zuckerberg, Pichai, & Dorsey to defend their content moderation under threat of gutting Section 230, days before the election—feels like a last-ditch effort to spook them out of enforcing ...
Seven US lawmakers, including Wyden, Cruz, Ocasio-Cortez, and Rubio accuse Apple of “censorship of apps” at the “behest of the Chinese government”, in a letter
- Cruz, AOC, others ask Apple to reinstate HK map app it pulled — Apple CEO discussed consumer rights with Chinese regulator
Seven US lawmakers, including Wyden, Cruz, Ocasio-Cortez, and Rubio accuse Apple of “censorship of apps” at the “behest of the Chinese government”, in a letter
- Cruz, AOC, others ask Apple to reinstate HK map app it pulled — Apple CEO discussed consumer rights with Chinese regulator
Trump backs Cruz in opposing transfer of Domain Name System to ICANN in October, claiming Internet freedom would be at risk
Back in December, Donald Trump suggested fighting terrorism online by “closing the internet in some way,” openly mocking potential First Amendment concerns.