Discord overhauls its mobile app with new tabs, messaging features and moreIt also introduced a Midnight theme for a pure black background. By S. Fielding, 12.05.2023
Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord CEOs will testify before the Senate over online child safetyNot every company is participating voluntarily. By S. Fielding, 11.30.2023
Tech CEOs are set to testify in a Senate online child sexual exploitation hearing in DecemberThe CEOs of X, Discord and Snap have been subpoenaed, while Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok's Shou Zi Chew may testify voluntarily.By K. Holt, 11.20.2023
US Senate begins collecting evidence on how AI could thwart robocallsWitnesses called for greater action from the FCC and other government agencies. By S. Fielding, 10.25.2023
The US Senate wants answers over Starlink's Ukrainian satellite internet denialThe incident revealed 'serious national-security liability issues,' said chairman Jack Reed.By S. Dent, 09.15.2023
AI tech leaders make all the right noises at cozy closed-door Senate meetingZuckerberg and Musk played good cop, doomsday cop with the following media scrum.By A. Tarantola, 09.14.2023
House and Senate bills aim to protect journalists' data from government surveillanceOfficials couldn't force reporters to turn over data that might reveal sources.By J. Fingas, 06.21.2023
Senate bill would hold AI companies liable for harmful contentOpenAI and others couldn't use Section 230 to protect themselves.By J. Fingas, 06.14.2023
Bipartisan Senate group reintroduces a revised Kids Online Safety ActBut advocacy groups say it still leaves the door open for draconian content bans used for political gain.By W. Shanklin, 05.02.2023
Senators reintroduce bill to protect personal data onlineThe Data Care Act could prevent misuse of sensitive info — if it survives Congress.By J. Fingas, 03.09.2023
Senate bill would give Commerce Secretary the power to ban TikTok as a 'security threat'The measure comes days after the House advanced another anti-TikTok bill.By J. Fingas, 03.07.2023
New Senate bill aims to better protect health data after Roe reversalThe UPHOLD Privacy Act also seeks to stop the sale of location data for ad purposes.By K. Holt, 03.03.2023
Bipartisan bill would require that social networks have 'clear' content policiesThe Internet PACT Act would also modify Section 230 to require takedowns of illegal content.By J. Fingas, 02.16.2023
Ticketmaster knows it has a bot problem, but it wants Congress to fix itCFO of parent company Live Nation testified to a Senate committee today.By B. Steele, 01.24.2023
US Senate approves bill to ban TikTok on government devicesThe US House will still have vote on it before it can become a law.By M. Moon, 12.15.2022
Congress introduces bill to ban TikTok over spying fearsMeasures in the House and Senate would also block other social apps from China and Russia.By J. Fingas, 12.13.2022
How to watch the FTX Congressional hearingsSam Bankman-Fried won't testify after his arrest on Monday.By K. Holt, 12.13.2022
Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift fiasco sparks Senate antitrust hearingThe DOJ is also said to be looking into Ticketmaster's parent, Live Nation.By K. Holt, 11.23.2022
Senator Markey demands answers from Elon Musk over Twitter impersonatorsThe changes to verified accounts are drawing flak from politicians.By J. Fingas, 11.11.2022
Congress is looking into Twitter whistleblower’s claims of lax securitySenate committees are holding talks with the company's former security chief.By K. Holt, 08.23.2022