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  • FCC Chairman Ajit Pai listens during a hearing at the Federal Communications Commission on December 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski        (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

    Senators push FCC to take action on Trump's social media order

    by 
    Jon Fingas
    Jon Fingas
    06.09.2020

    Four senators have asked the FCC to act on Trump's order limiting social media protections, but they might not get the answer they want.

  • SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage lands after Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission

    Senate bill offers more incentives for private spaceflight

    by 
    Jon Fingas
    Jon Fingas
    06.07.2020

    The Senate's proposed American Space Commerce Act would give private spaceflight companies more incentives, including tax breaks.

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    Marco Rubio calls for TikTok review over censorship claims

    by 
    Jon Fingas
    Jon Fingas
    10.09.2019

    TikTok owner ByteDance might find itself in legal trouble in the US over claims it's censoring criticism of China in other parts of the world. Senator Marco Rubio has sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asking for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review ByteDance's acquisition of Musical.ly in light of the censorship allegations. He argued there was "ample & growing evidence" TikTok was silencing US material to honor Chinese government policies, effectively letting it "suppress freedom of speech" beyond its borders.