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Lawmakers See Path to Rein In Tech, but It Isn’t Smooth
If what faces Big Tech is anything like what happened to Big Tobacco, the road ahead is likely to be a yearslong battle over proposed rules and regulations. Source
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Tech Giants, Fearful of Proposals to Curb Them, Blitz Washington With Lobbying
Ms. Pelosi pushed back on Mr. Cook’s concerns about the bills, according to two people with knowledge of the conversations. When Mr. Cook asked for a delay in the Judiciary Committee’s process of considering the […]
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As Congress Dithers, States Step In to Set Rules for the Internet
Critics of the state regulations warned that tech companies weren’t the only ones that would have to maneuver through the patchwork of rules. “For consumers, this means confusion,” said Daniel Castro, a vice president of […]
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As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrency Grows, the Industry Turns to K Street
The board of advisers at the digital chamber is stuffed with former federal regulators, including a former member of Congress and a recent chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, J. Christopher Giancarlo, who was […]
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A Global Tipping Point for Reining In Tech Has Arrived
On Dec. 9, the Federal Trade Commission and nearly every state filed bipartisan lawsuits accusing Facebook of acting anticompetitively. Less than a week later, European policymakers introduced a competition law and new requirements for blocking […]
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Amazon Walks a Political Tightrope in Its Union Fight
The company has always opposed efforts by its workers to organize, but its regulatory fate rests largely with Democrats in Washington. Source
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Tech Companies Shift Their Posture on a Legal Shield, Wary of Being Left Behind
WASHINGTON — For more than two decades, the tech industry had a cohesive message to Congress about a law that shields internet platforms from lawsuits: Don’t touch it. But now, as tech companies face intensifying […]