Frances Haugen's prepared Senate testimony: Facebook putting profits over safety has resulted in a system that amplifies division, extremism, and polarization
or Two—Forward This Week Bloomberg : Facebook Whistle-Blower to Share ‘Frightening Truth’ With Senate Gilad Edelman / Wired : This Facebook Hearing Will Be Different Tweets: Adam Schiff / @repadamschi...
Biden nominates Jonathan Kanter, a long-time foe of Google, to become the DOJ's antitrust chief
myself included—viewed their roles as a means of placating anti-tech progressives. Wait to see who Biden elevates to FTC Chair, and to lead Antitrust at DOJ, etc. Turns out he means it. https://www.wa...
Interview with Rep. Cicilline on his bipartisan package taking on Big Tech, Apple's DOJ subpoena, Facebook's platform lock-in, and acquisition and merger reform
Representative David Cicilline's bipartisan package takes aim at tech companies and would be the biggest antitrust reform in decades.
Rep. David Cicilline, leading a push for a new Big Tech antitrust legislation, says it will prohibit Apple from impeding users from removing pre-installed apps
distracting the company from its growth areas, risking regulatory retaliation, making its higher information users mad, and all not actually that much $$ in Apple terms. https://www.slowboring.com/......
Rep. David Cicilline says recommendations from House antitrust inquiry could come as soon as Sept. and a Glass-Steagall-like law for tech might be an option
David McLaughlin / Bloomberg :
During hearing, Rep. David Cicilline confronted Mark Zuckerberg on the spread of misinfo on Facebook, saying it has grown too big to contain dangerous content
Justin Wise / The Hill :
Rep. David Cicilline, who chaired the House's Big Tech hearings, says Facebook should be broken up, in part because of its Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions
Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), who ended Wednesday's hearing by saying some Big Tech companies need to be broken up …
Rep. David Cicilline says Tim Cook will testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee in late July, alongside Facebook, Amazon, and Google CEOs
while still arguing that they're being held accountable. https://twitter.com/... Vincent Lee / @rover829 : Reuters: CEOs of the four U.S. tech giants — Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet's Google and Apple — ...
Rep. David Cicilline says Tim Cook will testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee in late July, alongside Facebook, Amazon, and Google CEOs
Apple CEO Tim Cook, the last chief executive of four big tech companies targeted in a U.S. House Judiciary Committee antitrust probe … Source: @karaswisher .
Q&A with House antitrust committee chair Rep. David Cicilline who says Apple is acting like a monopolist and a bully whose App Store fees are “highway robbery”
Nilay Patel / The Verge :