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Ex-Facebook executive and CrowdTangle cofounder Brandon Silverman quits Silicon Valley for Capitol Hill to craft laws to make social media more transparent
Silverman left Facebook in October 2021 and set about helping senators develop tech transparency le…
Tasmin Lockwood
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The Senate took a big step toward regulating Big Tech
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act, if enacted, would bar Big Tech platforms from giving…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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EU lawmakers are reportedly writing a 'hit list' of Big Tech companies to rein in the power of Silicon Valley
"The immense market power of these platforms is not good for competition," a source familiar with t…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Biden's top technology advisor has a history of cracking down on Big Tech, and he may land a major role in the new administration
Bruce Reed, who has helped draw up strict privacy legislation, will reportedly take a "major role" …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The EU wants to give itself the power to kick US tech giants out of Europe
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton compared the power tech giants wield now to that of the banks before…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Elizabeth Warren bashed cryptocurrencies' environmental impact, said big tech firms should be broken up, and called for a wealth tax in a new interview. Here are the 8 best quotes.
"We need to break up these big tech companies. They have too much influence and they pose a threat …
Will Daniel
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Meet the millennial dubbed the leader of 'hipster antitrust' who got appointed to police Big Tech largely off just one scholarly paper inspired by a trip to the grocery store
Lina Khan studied law at Yale and wrote a critical paper on Amazon in 2017. Now, she's leading the …
Katie Canales
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A top Biden staffer tweeted suggesting the next president has a score to settle with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. It was swiftly deleted.
Bill Russo, a longtime Biden aide, approvingly reposted a picture of Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerbe…
Sinéad Baker
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Big Tech is under attack from every angle as governments, employees, and consumers come to grips with the industry's concentration of power
Experts say there will be a seismic shift in the industry and one that is already affecting governm…
Avery Hartmans
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Facebook, Apple, and Amazon add a combined $274 billion in market value following earnings
The three firms plus Alphabet are worth more than $5 trillion combined and are some of the most val…
Carmen Reinicke
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Mark Zuckerberg said he wanted to transform Facebook from a social-media company into 'a metaverse company'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked to The Verge about the company's plans to help make the metaver…
Hannah Towey
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Potential regulator challenges to Big Tech M&A may have far-reaching consequences for the tech ecosystem
Deals involving large tech companies may get harder as regulators ramp up scrutiny, like the DOJ's …
Paayal Zaveri,April Joyner
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China regulator suggests Big Tech crackdown may be coming to an end, report says
More than a thousand issues related to the fintech operations of 14 internet platforms were identif…
Carla Mozée
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Big tech warned by top regulator: We will break you up if we have to
Some politicians, including Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, have voiced their s…
Isobel Asher Hamilton,Isobel …
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Facebook slips as the market eyes the social media giant's move to ban news from its platform in Australia
Facebook and Australia are locked in an "old western standoff" as the government says the tech gian…
Will Daniel
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The scientist who's built a $2 billion nonprofit to end big tech's monopoly says DeepMind's sale to Google was 'an outrage'
He continued: "The regulators right now are creating a defensive moat around big tech. They're not …
Charlie Wood
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If you think Washington's going to regulate Big Tech, I've got a bridge I'll sell you
I'm dubious that these companies can actually police themselves, given that they've largely failed …
Steve Kovach
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Republicans are blowing up their own agenda to 'own the libs'
Yes, the GOP wants to counter China. Yes, it wants to break up Big Tech. But only if the Democrats …
Linette Lopez
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Britain is coming for big tech - here's how Silicon Valley is responding
The UK government will now consult on its plans for three months before drawing up legislation. The…
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter
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Don't break up Big Tech, says Bill Gates. The world's second-richest man says regulation is the way forward - and he's speaking from experience.
In an interview with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker, Gates discussed global inequality, climate change,…