#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate

#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate

“#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate” The CEOs of three of the nation’s top tech firms — Google, Twitter and Facebook — are being grilled by a Senate panel on Wednesday after coming under fire over censorship concerns, specifically for blocking The Post’s reporting on Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine and China. Zuckerberg…

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#FTC needs more power to take on Big Tech’s dominance

#FTC needs more power to take on Big Tech’s dominance

“#FTC needs more power to take on Big Tech’s dominance” The Federal Trade Commission needs more weapons in its battle to defend news organizations against Big Tech. That’s the message from US Sen. Maria Cantell (D-Wash.), who said new powers are the only thing that will help the FTC protect the struggling local news industry…

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#Trump urges Americans to flip their votes for him

#Trump urges Americans to flip their votes for him

“#Trump urges Americans to flip their votes for him” President Trump on Tuesday urged Americans who have already cast their ballot to change their vote for him after the term began trending on Google. “Strongly Trending (Google) since immediately after the second debate is CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE? This refers changing it to me….

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#Google turned down plea deal from FTC in 2012

#Google turned down plea deal from FTC in 2012

“#Google turned down plea deal from FTC in 2012” Google’s high-handed tactics with US regulators have come back to haunt it, with critics saying the tech giant set the stage for a dramatic showdown with the Department of Justice nearly a decade ago. The DOJ last week sued Google, accusing it of using anti-competitive tactics…

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#How to stop Google self-preferencing? Europe may not be the model

#How to stop Google self-preferencing? Europe may not be the model

“#How to stop Google self-preferencing? Europe may not be the model” After a wide-ranging 16-month investigation, a congressional subcommittee examining dominance in the technology industry last week recommended more than two dozen updates to the U.S. antitrust system, including implementing nondiscrimination rules that would limit “preferential or discriminatory treatment” by dominant platforms. But such rules…

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