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:...
The dismissal of FTC suit against Facebook shows the difficulty of making antitrust charges stick and could spur lawmakers to strengthen outdated antitrust laws
and threw cold water on the heated campaign to brand Big Tech as illegal monopolists. It shows just how tough it will be for regulators to make their charges of tech malfeasance stick. https://www.axi...
The Internet Association, whose members include Facebook and Google, joins a lawsuit from the US Chamber of Commerce challenging Maryland's digital services tax
and stop other local governments from following its lead. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Shira Ovide / @shiraovide : (Mostly) unsnarky question: Is it a sound strategy for every company confronte...
Apple agrees to pay $113M to settle an investigation into iPhone throttling brought by 34 states and District of Columbia
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According to a CPSC notice, Ring is recalling around 350K Ring doorbells sold between June 2020 and October 2020 after receiving reports of them catching fire
it's the use of improper screws.” https://arstechnica.com/... #tech #feedly Alison Macrina / @flexlibris : what with everything we know about Amazon and their relationship to police, if you bought one...
The FCC has no jurisdiction over Section 230, which was explicitly written to deny the FCC any authority over websites
President Donald Trump shakes the hand … Tweets: Ajit Pai / @ajitpaifcc : I intend to move forward with an @FCC rulemaking to clarify the meaning of #Section230. Read my full statement below. https://...
Sources: a group of Democratic and GOP state AGs plan to continue their own antitrust investigation into Google even after the DOJ files its imminent lawsuit
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DOJ proposes Congress adopt new legislation adding conditions to Section 230 protections, opening up Facebook, Google, Twitter, others to additional liability
Nurturing Innovation or Fostering Unaccountability? Rishabh Jain / International Business Times : FCC Commissioner Opposes Trump On Social Media Regulation Saying, ‘The Decision Is Ours Alone’ Issie L...
House Judiciary Committee demands Jeff Bezos testify at a hearing on Amazon's alleged misuse of third-party seller data or face a potential subpoena
Dems & Republicans on the House Judiciary have sent a letter to Jeff Bezos insisting that he testify. The letter says that Amazon appears to have “exploited its role” to harm competition & appears to ...
Federal filings: Google spent ~$150M on lobbying over the past decade in the US, followed by Facebook with ~$81M, and Amazon at nearly $80M
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