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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s “Prove It Act” will give small businesses “the tools to help contend with government overregulation,” writes Alfredo Ortiz of the Job Creators Network.

During an interview with CNBC on Thursday released on Tuesday, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said misinformation is hurting life expectancy and “there is a real need for better regulation of how we deal with” health misinformation on the Internet

On Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Sen.-designate Pete Ricketts (R-NE) stated that small businesses are the key to job creation and need to be supported and argued that “big companies like regulation,” because their size allows them to handle the costs

Southern China’s Shenzhen city, which is considered a special economic zone by China’s central government, recently became the first community in China to pass a regulation protecting a person’s “right to die,” the Global Times reported on Tuesday, noting that the novel legislation aims to help terminally ill patients refuse “excessive life-saving treatment.”

President Donald Trump on Thursday at the White House promoted his successful push to dramatically reducing the regulatory burden on American industry.

“People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once,” Trump said. “They end up using more water.”

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently warned against the dangers of “rushing” into the regulation of AI, a key area for the future growth of his company.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg proposed in an interview this week that political discussion on social media, including the immigration debate, should be regulated in an effort to crack down on foreign influence.

In a recent op-ed in the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlines his plans for Internet regulation.

Jeff Landry, the Attorney General of Louisiana and a former congressman, encouraged government action against Big Tech companies during an appearance on SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Daily, Tuesday.

British Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Wright appeared to threaten heavier regulation of streaming services like Amazon Prime and Netflix to “encourage” them to “reflect and represent” the “full diversity” of the United Kingdom, like the BBC.

Google denied it held a monopoly on “online searches” and advertising following calls from an Australian regulator for “increased scrutiny” and greater monitoring of Big Tech companies.

Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote an article for Time Magazine, Wednesday, in support of digital privacy and control through regulation.

Political discrimination against the nation’s tiny percentage of transgender people is a “worse” threat than political curbs on scientists’ freedoms, says a top-ranked science journal.

Chinese state media defended proposed rules on dog ownership in a column on Monday, claiming the country’s “immense population” means dogs pose a risk to public health.

Former President Barack Obama tried to claim credit for President Donald Trump’s economic success. Obama admitted that the U.S. economy was “great,” but mocked Republicans for calling it a “miracle” after trashing his own economic policies.

Verizon Wireless announced Friday it would waive data transfer restrictions for California first responders after throttling firemen during this summer’s wildfires became an argument for California passing its own Net Neutrality law.

The CEO of cloud storage company Box has stated that the mistrust and possible regulation of major tech companies such as Facebook and Google is a ‘contagion’ that could spread to other Silicon Valley tech companies.

Ukraine announced its decision this week to neither regulate cryptocurrency mining nor tax profits from this endeavor, cementing its status as one of the most crypto-friendly countries in the world.

European Union eco regulations are threatening to turn London’s West End theatreland dark within two years.

Lawyer Harmeet Dhillon, who has filed a class action lawsuit against Google on behalf of fired employee James Damore, appeared on SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Tonight, Tuesday, to discuss government regulation of tech giants with Senior Editors-at-Large Rebecca Mansour and

Breitbart News Senior Tech Correspondent Allum Bokhari joined Breitbart News Editor-In-Chief Alex Marlow on SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Daily, Friday, to discuss Silicon Valley’s double standard on free speech and regulation.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said in a recent interview that the social media giant is “open to regulation” by the government.

According to a recently published survey, the majority of Americans are worried that the U.S. government won’t do enough to regulate big tech companies.

Former President Barack Obama has called for the regulation of tech companies and the altering of their algorithms to promote “common conversation” on social media platforms.

CNN President Jeff Zucker called on regulators to investigate Facebook and Google at a recent conference in Barcelona.

A long-form piece in the New York Times Magazine highlights how Google is under increasing scrutiny for anticompetitive practices and how it may lead to government regulation.

Two New York state lawmakers are pushing legislation that would ban manufacturers from making laundry detergent pods that look edible.

The CEO of search engine DuckDuckGo recently published an op-ed on CNBC outlining why Google and Facebook must be prevented from tracking users every move.

Silicon Valley Billionaire and Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff recently compared the crisis in trust experienced by large tech companies like Facebook with the financial crisis of 2008.

The European Union (EU) has threatened tech companies with further regulation unless they crack down on “extremist content” faster, according to a report.

The European Union (EU) has proposed legislation banning the doner kebab, claiming that the popular fast food contains unsafe levels of phosphates.

A former manager at Facebook recently published an op-ed in the New York Times describing the company’s attitude towards user privacy and warning that Facebook is not capable of regulating itself.

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) called for regulation of social networks on Wednesday, claiming, “No one company should have the power to pick and choose which content reaches consumers and which doesn’t.”

Google and Facebook, along with other companies in Silicon Valley, spent millions of dollars lobbying Congress in the third quarter in response to fears of regulation, according to a report.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is reportedly considering regulating Facebook and Google the same way as news organizations.