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Dual-Agency Big Tech Antitrust Investigations Questioned
Regulation // June 13, 2019

A Republican senator isn’t happy with plans by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to divide a potential investigation into the biggest U.S. tech firms. Earlier this month, the DOJ and the FTC came to an agreement over the jurisdiction...

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Senate Bill Would Strip Tech Firms Of Online Immunity

June 19, 2019
Republican Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri has introduced a bill that would remove the immunity companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google receive for offensive and illegal content that users post, according to a report by CNBC. Tech companies currently have immunity from content users post under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. […]

Dual-Agency Big Tech Antitrust Investigations Questioned

June 13, 2019
A Republican senator isn’t happy with plans by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to divide a potential investigation into the biggest U.S. tech firms....