Biden re-nominates picks for FCC, FTC
Both nominees would give the FCC and FTC Democratic majorities.
On Jan 4, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich
Rand Paul is ‘quitting’ YouTube—but you can still see his videos there
Paul feels like he’s being censored by big tech.
On Jan 4, 2022 by Claire Goforth
Tech newsletter: A wild year of tech policy
Here’s this week’s tech newsletter.
Marjorie Taylor Greene temporarily banned from Facebook
The temporary suspension comes a day after Twitter permanently banned her.
On Jan 3, 2022 by Samira Sadeque
‘We believe we were exposed’: TikToker says Uber suspended him after claiming a driver gave him COVID
The TikToker says the ride-sharing company disabled his account for 10 days.
On Dec 29, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
‘Being like this isn’t healthy’: TikToker says she called Verizon to check ex’s messages, sparking debate over partner surveillance
‘If you have a gut feeling you should trust it.’
On Dec 27, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
‘I got zero out of your service’: TikToker goes after mental health app Cerebral over its ‘predatory’ behavior
The TikToker says she was charged by the company despite never receiving therapy.
On Dec 23, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Americans don’t trust TikTok with their data, but can’t stop using it
A poll found that 64 percent of Americans want the government to better regulate big tech.
On Dec 22, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Facebook phishing scheme used over 39,000 fake websites, lawsuit says
The login pages were made to look like Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
On Dec 21, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Tech newsletter: FTC’s upcoming big tech crackdown
Senators demand answers from Amazon about warehouse deaths during recent tornadoes
They have a lot of questions for Amazon.
On Dec 20, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
FTC will use ‘full suite of tools’ to tackle data privacy, discrimination, Lina Khan says
Khan said the FTC could use rulemaking to address a host of issues.
On Dec 17, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
The beta for Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ gets located online yet again
The testing version of ‘Truth Social’ disappeared after Trump’s social media site was located once again.
On Dec 16, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Why Lina Khan put the fear of god into big tech this year
Lina Khan was the most influential person in the tech world in 2021.
On Dec 16, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Apple removes references on website to its controversial plan to scan phones for child sex abuse material
References to the controversial technology no longer are on the website.
On Dec 15, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
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