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October 28, 2020

Adonis Hoffman: Big Tech Senate hearing winners and losers

High-pitched partisanship characterized a Senate committee hearing Wednesday on Big Tech’s bad behavior, with CEOs Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Sundar Pichai of Google and Jack Dorsey of Twitter coming under fire by both Democrats and Republicans

October 28, 2020

DOJ, citing Hunter Biden story, Justice Thomas, supports changes to Section 230 in letter to Congress

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday sent a letter to congressional leaders advocating for changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law passed about 25 years ago that prevents tech companies from being sued for user content posted on their platforms. 

October 28, 2020

Ro Khanna introduces 'Big Idea' legislation to bring Silicon Valley jobs to middle America

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced legislation this week in the House to make a massive $900 billion investment in science and technology to expand Silicon Valley jobs to America's heartland and to ensure the United States retains its technological edge over China.

October 28, 2020

Google, Facebook and Twitter CEOs to appear on Capitol Hill for grilling over censorship

The CEOs of major tech companies will be in the hot seat Wednesday as Republican senators accuse their internet platforms of censoring conservative viewpoints and demand changes to the federal law that protects them from lawsuits.

October 27, 2020

Big Tech giants summoned to Senate after 'Social Dilemma' backlash

The giants of social media are facing a dilemma of their own after a Netflix documentary about the issues caused by their services sparked a senate hearing slated for this Wednesday.

October 22, 2020

Ex-Google consultant sounds alarm on negative impact of Big Tech in ‘The Social Dilemma’

Former Google consultant Joe Toscano is a key figure in the wildly popular Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma,” that details the negative impact Big Tech can have on people, and the Nebraska native feels Americans have a long way to go before the problem is solved.  

October 20, 2020

NY AG says 7 states may join DOJ's lawsuit against Google in coming weeks

New York Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday an additional seven states may file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google in the coming weeks after the Justice Department formally accused the tech giant of using its power to preserve its monopoly via its search engine.

October 20, 2020

Lawmakers hail DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google as 'long overdue'

Lawmakers in the House and Senate on Tuesday welcomed the Justice Department’s (DOJ's) move to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google that claims the tech behemoth used its power to preserve its monopoly via its search engine.

October 16, 2020

Big Tech CEOs called to testify Wednesday before Senate amid censorship uproar

The Senate Commerce Committee has called the leaders of Facebook, Twitter and Google to testify Wednesday amid outrage over censorship of articles damaging to former Vice President Joe Biden. 

October 8, 2020

Ex-Google staffer warns social media, apps are 'Big Tobacco for our brains'

The wildly popular Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma” tackles the negative impact social media and Big Tech can have on people and a central figure in the film thinks it's "creating a global moment of awareness.”