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Hawley introduces bill to ‘bust up’ Amazon and Google

Nihal Krishan · April 19, 2021 6:33 pm

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., questions Deputy Attorney General James Cole as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Examining Recommendations to Reform FISA Authorities, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Cicilline is the newest member of the committee. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Government ‘arbitrators’ could play key role in news industry rescue, top Democrat says

Nihal Krishan · April 1, 2021 10:17 am

Rep. David Cicilline urged President Obama on Wednesday to bar Donald Trump from sensitive intelligence. (Paul Morigi/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign)

Top Democrat rejects digital regulatory agency favored by the Left

Nihal Krishan · March 31, 2021 8:03 pm

Anti-monopolists energized by FTC’s move to take on Big Tech

Nihal Krishan · March 29, 2021 10:45 am

"An FTC framework for fraud news would treat these readers as 'consumers,'" says MSNBC's Ari Melber. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Biden nominates liberal anti-monopoly activist to FTC, signaling Big Tech crackdown

Nihal Krishan · March 22, 2021 8:10 pm

GOP senators seek Google testimony on Obama-era ‘sweetheart deal’ with Federal Trade Commission

Mica Soellner · March 19, 2021 2:37 am

"Conservatives Accuse Facebook of Political Bias," read the Times' headline on the issue. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Facebook files to dismiss antitrust lawsuits from FTC and states

Nihal Krishan · March 10, 2021 7:08 pm

FILE - In this April 10, 2018 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election.

Biden to nominate anti-monopoly activist to FTC, signaling Big Tech crackdown

Nihal Krishan · March 9, 2021 3:04 pm

The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday said that Lumos Labs, the company behind Luminosity, must pay $2 million and notify program subscribers of the settlement. (AP Photo)

Democratic top regulator says breaking up Big Tech could be a good, ‘conservative’ solution

Nihal Krishan · March 5, 2021 5:01 pm

The problem facing the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission, which will vote on net neutrality next month, is whether it can properly justify the drastic swerve in federal policy, according to Tim Wu. Wu, a professor at Columbia Law School, also coined the term "net neutrality."

Leading Big Tech critic joins Biden White House, signaling confrontational approach

Nihal Krishan · March 5, 2021 3:54 pm

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Anti-Big Tech antitrust push expected under Biden

Nihal Krishan · February 24, 2021 11:33 am

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., listens to a question during an interview before speaking at the National Organization of Black County Officials annual Economic Development Conference in Detroit, Friday, May 3, 2019.

Amy Klobuchar takes swing at tech monopolies with new antitrust bill

Nihal Krishan · February 4, 2021 10:38 pm