Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) attacked conservative proposals Wednesday to address big tech’s political censorship on the Internet. McMorris Rodgers has received over $80,000 from Google and Facebook over her career in Congress.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter on Tuesday to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging its five commissioners to release the agency’s 2012 report which detailed Google’s anticompetitive policies.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an antitrust hearing Tuesday featuring witnesses from the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) wrote in an op-ed Sunday that for Americans to protect their privacy, they must “hold big tech accountable.”
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) slammed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “paltry” fine against Google Wednesday, suggesting that when “big bureaucracy” and big tech become “allies,” families lose.
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that more than half of the country’s attorneys general could announce an antitrust probe into Google as soon as next week.
Google will reportedly pay between $150 and $200 million to resolve a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into YouTube regarding its potential violation of a children’s privacy law, according to a report.
Louisiana Attorney General (AG) Jeff Landry told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Wednesday that many state attorneys general have “had enough” of big tech, and they will “take action” after significant investigations.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joe Simons said Monday that Facebook’s plan to integrate Instagram and WhatApp with its Facebook platform could complicate any attempts to break up the social media giant.
State attorneys general could launch an antitrust investigation into America’s largest technology companies as soon as next month, according to a report released Monday.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joe Simons said Tuesday he remains prepared to break up America’s largest technology companies, even by reversing past mergers, as part of the regulator antitrust investigation into big tech.
More than two-thirds of American voters back an antitrust review of America’s largest technology companies, according to a poll released Monday.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly started investigating Facebook’s acquisitions, including Facebook and WhatsApp, as part of a practice to take out its competition.
American approval of the country’s largest technology companies has plummeted over the last several years, according to a poll released Monday.
A privacy-centric advocacy group sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Friday in an attempt to force the federal agency to charge the terms of its reportedly lax deal with social media giant Facebook.
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Thursday that he will reintroduce his legislation to prevent illegal immigrants from stealing Americans’ Social Security numbers, to protect citizens’ privacy, and to deter illegal immigration.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said Wednesday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has “utterly” failed to penalize Facebook “in any effective way” for violating Americans’ privacy.
Amazon and Facebook have both smashed quarterly lobbying records Tuesday amidst rising interest regulating and using antitrust against America’s largest technology companies.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wanted to levy a fine against Facebook in the “tens of billions;” however, the consumer protection agency relented against the social media giant, according to a report.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said Friday that the “liberal language police” lost their minds over his usage of the word “cosmopolitan” to describe an out-of-touch elite who undermines American identity and the middle class.
Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate America’s largest technology companies’ censorship practices, given their “enormous influence” and the “alarming and endless” possibilities for abuse.
Forty-three state attorneys general sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging it to take action on big tech privacy and competition.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started questioning Amazon’s rivals about the online retail giant’s business practices, according to a Tuesday report.
According to recent reports, the U.S. Justice Department is preparing to launch an antitrust investigation into Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called for “forceful accountability measures” against Facebook in the wake of their various abuses of Americans’ private data.
President Trump’s hand-picked appointees for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) defied his “Buy American” economic nationalist agenda in a recent case where they voted to protect companies who falsely claimed their Chinese-manufactured products were “Made in America.”
Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter on Monday to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting it to take action on Facebook and Google’s potential anticompetitive behavior and violations of American privacy.
Attorney General (AG) nominee William Barr said during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday that he’s interested in “reassessing” or learning more about the DOJ’s anti-trust policies regarding the Silicon Valley “huge behemoths” Google, Facebook, and Twitter.
Facebook is reportedly going on a hiring spree in the Swamp as its CEO Mark Zuckerberg gets ready to testify before Congress.
Professor Tim Wu, a former advisor to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has claimed “privacy” is “like kryptonite” to Facebook’s business model.
NEW YORK — Twitter shares were hammered Tuesday at midday following reports that Israel was weighing action against the company, adding to the growing woes of social media stocks.
Bloomberg claims that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Facebook’s actions in allegedly granting Cambridge Analytica access to its users’ data during the 2016 election.
VTech, the Chinese electronics manufacturer of children’s toys and games, has been fined $650,000 after failing to protect the privacy of their young tech users.
Uber reportedly claimed in a letter to the FTC that their drivers earned less than Uber’s advertised rates because they were choosing not to drive enough.
Maureen Ohlhausen, the current chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, dismissed concerns over Silicon Valley monopolies, Tuesday, citing the rise and fall of AOL.
The “Day of Action” for Net Neutrality, organized by the world’s biggest corporations for their own economic benefit, appears to be fizzling into a big yawn.
Instagram “influencers” largely ignore Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warnings about stealth advertising, according to a report.
The Federal Trade Commission has issued letters warning big-name celebrities about the laws and guidelines that regulate how they promote products via their respective social media accounts.
President Donald Trump’s power to appoint a majority of the Federal Trade Commission’s members and the agency’s Chairman may usher in aggressive enforcement of anti-trust laws against several Silicon Valley tech giants.
The Federal Trade Commission has warned social media influencers that they must disclose the cash or compensation they receive in exchange for advertising a product.
