Sonos CEO will testify at a House antitrust hearing next weekIt sued Google this week over the alleged theft of speaker tech.By K. Holt, 01.08.2020
House of Representatives passes bill to restore net neutralityBut it's still unlikely the Save the Internet Act will become law.By K. Holt, 04.10.2019
House committee chair calls for FTC antitrust investigation into FacebookDavid Cicilline is concerned Facebook may be abusing its power.By J. Fingas, 03.19.2019
House chair asks tech CEOs to speak about New Zealand shooting response (updated)Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube execs would speak on March 27th.By J. Fingas, 03.19.2019
House Democrats will introduce bill to reinstate net neutrality rulesWhether or not it becomes law is another matter.By J. Fingas, 03.04.2019
Congressman asks Amazon to stop suggesting anti-vaccination contentHe's worried that Jeff Bezos' store is contributing to health myths.By J. Fingas, 03.01.2019
House committee hopes to question Facebook over group privacyIt wants to know how sensitive health data might have been exposed.By J. Fingas, 02.19.2019
House committee sets first climate change hearing in eight yearsIt will address the impact on "communities, natural resources and economic well-being."By K. Holt, 02.01.2019
US bills would ban exports to Chinese telecoms that violate sanctionsHuawei and ZTE are singled out as potential targets.By J. Fingas, 01.16.2019
FBI investigates fake texts sent to House RepublicansThe faker posed as VP Pence's press secretary.By J. Fingas, 01.05.2019
Congress grills Google CEO over Chinese search engine plansIt didn't get many answers on Dragonfly.By J. Fingas, 12.11.2018
House committee says Equifax data breach was 'entirely preventable'Mismanagement, outdated tech and basic security steps were to blame.By J. Fingas, 12.10.2018
US lawmakers are concerned about deepfake technologyThree Representatives have asked the intelligence community for information.By M. Locklear, 09.14.2018
Georgia congressman is the latest to introduce data privacy billsRepresentative Hank Johnson introduced two new bills.By M. Locklear, 07.26.2018
Bipartisan bill aims to study how tech is affecting kidsThe law would authorize funds for research.By M. Locklear, 07.26.2018
Senate gives up on ZTE sanctionsIt won't seek to block Trump's deal with the company.By M. Locklear, 07.20.2018
Facebook can’t decide when a page should be bannedUnlike YouTube, there's no three strikes and you're out. By E. Alvarez, 07.17.2018
Republican congressman introduces bill to make net neutrality lawThe 21st Century Internet Act would take the decision out of the FCC's hands.By S. Krishna, 07.17.2018
Watch tomorrow's social media congressional hearing right hereFacebook, Twitter and YouTube will talk about content filtering practices.By E. Alvarez, 07.16.2018