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Amazon accused of lying about its business practices to Congress
Antitrust subcommittee members want evidence to back up testimony from execs about the use of third-party seller data.
House bill would limit Section 230 protections for 'malicious' algorithms
House Democrats are introducing a bill that limits Section 230 protections for companies that 'recklessly' use algorithms to recommend harmful content.
House representatives sent a letter to Yahoo's CEO... from 2017
House representatives have sent a letter to a Yahoo CEO who hasn't worked at the company for four years.
Senators want to block government agencies from buying Clearview AI data
A bipartisan bill would also ban purchases of location data without a warrant.
Congress questioned Big Tech CEOs for 5 hours without getting any good answers
More than five hours of questioning later, we have learned very little about the state of disinformation from today’s marathon hearing with Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai.
Watch Congress grill Facebook, Twitter and Google’s CEOs at 12PM ET
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are set to testify at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on misinformation.
Mark Zuckerberg proposes a 'thoughtful reform' of Section 230
He said platforms should have to prove they have systems in place to identify and remove unlawful content.
Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs agree to testify about misinformation
The CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google will soon make another appearance in front of Congress to answer questions about misinformation on their platforms.
GameStop stock market squeeze attracts attention from Congress
The Senate Committee on Banking will hold a hearing “on the current state of the stock market,” after Reddit’s GameStop squeeze.
House oversight chair asks FBI to investigate Parler
The chair of the House Oversight Committee wants the FBI to investigate Parler’s role in the Jan.6 violence at the Capitol.
Congress approves COVID-19 spending bill with contentious copyright measures
US Congress has finally passed a new spending bill with COVID-19 relief measures, which on the one hand is good news for many Americans. As often happens with crucial legislation, however, lawmakers tacked on extra legislation, including felony streaming measures and a controversial copyright bill called the CASE Act.
Lawmakers want expanded telehealth coverage to last beyond the pandemic
A bipartisan group of 49 lawmakers led by Senator Brian Schatz says the current state of expanded access and coverage to telehealth services should be the norm going forward.
DoJ asks Congress to limit protections for social media companies
The Department of Justice (DoJ) is asking Congress to adopt a new law that would make Facebook, Google and Twitter liable for the way they moderate content, The Washington Post reports. The legislation would alter the controversial Section 230 so that tech companies would be accountable when they “unlawfully censor speech and when they knowingly facilitate criminal activity online.” “For too long Section 230 has provided a shield for online platforms to operate with impunity,” Attorney General William Barr said in a statement.
Rep. Matt Gaetz says Mark Zuckerberg lied to Congress ... in 2018
Coincidentally, his claims come just days before a high-profile antitrust hearing.
Big tech antitrust hearing with Apple and Google rescheduled to July 29th
The House Judiciary has moved its big tech antitrust hearing to July 29th.
Microsoft told antitrust committee that Apple's App Store is anticompetitive
A US House antitrust committee is getting set to grill tech’s biggest CEOs, but Microsoft wants them to focus on one in particular: Apple’s Tim Cook. Microsoft President Brad Smith met with the committee several weeks ago and relayed concerns about how Apple manages its App Store.
Senate bill aims to boost accountability for Section 230 without gutting it
A bipartisan Senate bill would make Section 230 online moderation more accountable and transparent without being subject to political whims.
Jeff Bezos is willing to testify about Amazon's use of seller data
Amazon has said Jeff Bezos is willing to take part in the House Judiciary Committee's upcoming antitrust hearing on big tech.
House wants four 'big tech' CEOs to testify in competition probe
House competition investigators have reportedly asked the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook to testify in July.
Amazon won't commit to Jeff Bezos testimony over misuse of seller data
Amazon has hinted that it might not send Jeff Bezos to testify before Congress despite politicians' requests.