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Sahil Kapur

@sahilkapur
28 posts
2025-05-20
Senate advances major crypto bill “The procedural vote on the GENIUS Act—which would establish the first regulatory framework for issuers of stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to fiat currencies like the US dollar—was 66-32.” @kate_santaliz & @news_jul: https://www.nbcnews.com/...
2025-05-20 View on X
Bloomberg

The US Senate advances the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin bill, after a group of Democrats dropped their opposition on May 19, a major victory for the crypto industry

Stablecoin legislation overcame a procedural blockade in the US Senate, marking a major victory for the crypto industry …

2025-01-20
Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't sound optimistic about extending TikTok's time, telling @meetthepress.bsky.social today: “We don't have any confidence in ByteDance.  They have 270 days to be exact.  The law is very precise, and the only way to extend that is if there is an actual deal in the works.” …
2025-01-20 View on X
The Verge

TikTok restores its service in the US, thanking Donald Trump for “the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties”

The company said this afternoon that it is “in the process of restoring service” and thanked President-elect Trump for …

Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't sound optimistic about extending TikTok's time, telling @meetthepress.bsky.social today: “We don't have any confidence in ByteDance.  They have 270 days to be exact.  The law is very precise, and the only way to extend that is if there is an actual deal in the works.” …
2025-01-20 View on X
Axios

Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order on January 20 to delay enforcing the TikTok US ban and argues for a TikTok joint venture with 50% US ownership

Yes, Trump said he's “most likely” to give #TikTok 90-day extension.  —  No, that's not a legally available option.  —  The 270 days lapsed.  An extension is no longer available (e...

2025-01-18
NEW: Some U.S. leaders and lawmakers backpedal on eve of TikTok ban  —  The divest-or-ban law passed the House 360-58 and the Senate 79-18, tied to Ukraine/Israel aid.  —  Now some of those members who voted yes want a mulligan.  —  www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
2025-01-18 View on X
CNBC

TikTok says it will go dark in the US on Sunday unless the Biden admin provides a “definitive statement” to critical service providers assuring non-enforcement

TikTok said its services will go dark on Sunday without a guarantee from the Biden administration that it won't punish Apple …

NEW: Some U.S. leaders and lawmakers backpedal on eve of TikTok ban  —  The divest-or-ban law passed the House 360-58 and the Senate 79-18, tied to Ukraine/Israel aid.  —  Now some of those members who voted yes want a mulligan.  —  www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
2025-01-18 View on X
NBC News

Some US congressional leaders who championed the TikTok law now want to delay the ban from going into effect, showing how much politics has shifted on the issue

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a bipartisan law that aims to ban TikTok nationwide beginning … Alan Friedman / PhoneArena : TikTok admits things look bleak with the app likely “...

2024-04-22
Politically important: This bill gives TikTok 9 months (extendable to a year by the president) to divest or be banned. That means it won't happen until 2025. Earlier House-passed bill in March gave 6 months, which if enacted then would've banned TikTok a bit before the election.
2024-04-22 View on X
Bloomberg

Memo to US staff: TikTok vows a legal battle if the US' divestment bill becomes law, saying the bill is “a clear violation” of its users' First Amendment rights

TikTok told employees it will fight in the courts if a US bill forcing a ban or divestiture of the Chinese-owned app …

Politically important: This bill gives TikTok 9 months (extendable to a year by the president) to divest or be banned. That means it won't happen until 2025. Earlier House-passed bill in March gave 6 months, which if enacted then would've banned TikTok a bit before the election.
2024-04-22 View on X
The Verge

The US House passes a TikTok divestiture bill with a longer sale deadline, as part of a package of Ukraine/Israel bills, pressuring the Senate to vote on TikTok

2024-03-14
The full list of House members who voted NO on the potential TikTok ban — 15 Republicans and 50 Democrats. [image]
2024-03-14 View on X
Washington Post

The US House passes a bipartisan TikTok bill that forces a sale or ban of the app; the legislation faces an uncertain Senate path without a companion measure

NEW: TikTok ban's fate is uncertain in the Senate, where there is less urgency to act House-passed bill faces hurdles. Many senators say national security concerns are real. Some want a broader bill on foreign-owned biz. CORNYN: “We do things slowly over here, and this takes...
2024-03-14 View on X
Bloomberg

Memo: TikTok is “disappointed” that the US House passed the TikTok divestment bill, and reiterates its plans to lobby the Senate not to pass the legislation

TikTok told employees the company isn't planning to change its approach to protecting user data even after US lawmakers passed …

The full list of House members who voted NO on the potential TikTok ban — 15 Republicans and 50 Democrats. [image]
2024-03-14 View on X
Bloomberg

Memo: TikTok is “disappointed” that the US House passed the TikTok divestment bill, and reiterates its plans to lobby the Senate not to pass the legislation

TikTok told employees the company isn't planning to change its approach to protecting user data even after US lawmakers passed …

NEW: TikTok ban's fate is uncertain in the Senate, where there is less urgency to act House-passed bill faces hurdles. Many senators say national security concerns are real. Some want a broader bill on foreign-owned biz. CORNYN: “We do things slowly over here, and this takes...
2024-03-14 View on X
Washington Post

The US House passes a bipartisan TikTok bill that forces a sale or ban of the app; the legislation faces an uncertain Senate path without a companion measure

2023-04-22
Looks like Twitter has indeed backtracked and removed the label from @NPR after the move promoted the news org to stop using this app. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-22 View on X
NPR

Sources: Twitter removed its “visibility filtering rules”, or “shadow bans”, for Russian, Chinese, and Iranian government accounts and state-affiliated media

Dmitry Medvedev, a leading government official and former president of Russia, took to Twitter earlier …

Looks like Twitter has indeed backtracked and removed the label from @NPR after the move promoted the news org to stop using this app. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-22 View on X
Reuters

Twitter drops the “Government-funded” and “state-affiliated” labels from accounts of media outlets and journalists, including NPR, BBC, CBC, RT, and Xinhua

Tesla, Twitter and SpaceX Matt Novak / Forbes : Russia's RT Editor-In-Chief Thanks Elon Musk For Scrapping ‘State-Affiliated Media’ Label On Twitter ChinaTechNews.com : Elon Musk D...

2023-03-12
Relevant to Silicon Valley Bank situation: this 2018 law rolling back parts of Dodd-Frank 👇 GOP-led bill. It sparked a messy fight among Democrats after @SenWarren bashed it as dangerous for consumers. More than a dozen Senate Dems disagreed, voted for it. Trump signed it. https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-12 View on X
Bloomberg

As the “Bank of Startups”, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed from its exposure to interest-rate risk, a lack of diversity among depositors, and VC herd mentality

an unsecured illiquid claim on a failed bank. Absent @jpmorgan @citi or... https://twitter.com/... Bob Elliott / @bobeunlimited : Fed/FDIC decisions on SVB determine whether they r...

2021-07-09
“The indictments made it clear just how large a part Facebook had played, both in spreading misinformation about election fraud to fuel anger among the Jan. 6 protesters, and in aiding the extremist militia's communication ahead of the riots.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
2021-07-09 View on X
New York Times

Book excerpt shows how Zuckerberg and Sandberg's partnership deteriorated during the Trump era, as Zuckerberg increasingly made the biggest policy decisions

it feels ... familiar. And excited to read this tome tonight. https://twitter.com/... @seyitaylor : I'm assuming this is what the “Agrestes” episode was based on? https://twitter.c...

“The indictments made it clear just how large a part Facebook had played, both in spreading misinformation about election fraud to fuel anger among the Jan. 6 protesters, and in aiding the extremist militia's communication ahead of the riots.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
2021-07-09 View on X
New York Times

Book review of An Ugly Truth: an effective examination of every major Facebook scandal and shortcomings in Facebook's leadership, structure, and accountability

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.  —  AN UGLY TRUTH Tweets: @carolleonnig , @marietjeschaake , @sarahfrier , @shee...

2021-01-09
Also interesting that Twitter and Facebook decided to get aggressive at enforcing their policies on Donald Trump the very same day Democrats won full control of Washington.
2021-01-09 View on X
The Verge

Twitter says it has permanently suspended Trump's @realDonaldTrump account “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”

The president's preferred megaphone is gone  —  Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump Friday days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol leaving four dead.

2020-10-18
“Mr. Zuckerberg has lectured Facebook's broadly left-leaning staff about the need to understand that their user base is more conservative, and defended decisions not to remove posts from Mr. Trump that some employees argue violated Facebook's rules.” https://www.wsj.com/...
2020-10-18 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources describe how Mark Zuckerberg, who was once uninterested in politics, transformed himself into an active political operator during the Trump era

Facebook's chief, once uninterested, has transformed himself into an active political operator in the Trump era

2020-10-17
“Mr. Zuckerberg has lectured Facebook's broadly left-leaning staff about the need to understand that their user base is more conservative, and defended decisions not to remove posts from Mr. Trump that some employees argue violated Facebook's rules.” https://www.wsj.com/...
2020-10-17 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources describe how Mark Zuckerberg, who was once uninterested in politics, transformed himself into an active political operator during the Trump era

with sign-off from Zuckerberg himself—retooled their algorithm to throttle traffic to high-value progressive news orgs, @MotherJones IN PARTICULAR https://www.wsj.com/... https://t...

2020-07-12
Read this @karaswisher analogy for Facebook last night and I'm still thinking about it. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-07-12 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Facebook is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its network in the days leading up to the US election in November

so sorry — maybe even death” https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/... Kurt Wagner / @kurtwagner8 : Full story: Facebook is considering a ban on political ads in the days...