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Federal officials raise concerns about White House plan to police alleged social media censorship
Officials from the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission have expressed serious concerns about a draft Trump administration executive order seeking to regulate tech giants, according to several people familiar with the matter. In a closed-door meeting in July, officials from the two agencies met to discuss the matter with a Commerce Department office that advises the White House on telecommunications, the people said. A key issue raised in the meeting was the possibility the Trump administration's plan may be unconstitutional, one of the people said.
Washington Post editor responds to Bernie Sanders: Your 'conspiracy theory' is wrong (CNN)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 08/13/2019 - 13:55White House proposal would have FCC and FTC police alleged social media censorship
Apparently, a draft executive order from the White House could put the Federal Communications Commission in charge of shaping how Facebook, Twitter, and other large tech companies curate what appears on their websites. A summary of the draft order calls for the FCC to develop new regulations clarifying how and when the law protects social media websites when they decide to remove or suppress content on their platforms.
House Oversight Committee members send questions to Capital One over its massive data breach. But also eye Amazon (CNN)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 08/01/2019 - 16:33Brian Stelter: Pete Buttigieg's interview on country radio was silenced (CNN)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 07/23/2019 - 12:28Security reports reveal how Assange turned an embassy into a command post for election meddling (CNN)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/15/2019 - 19:46Breitbart's White House Correspondent Michelle Moons Joins White House (CNN)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 07/08/2019 - 16:54Supreme Court says law banning registration of 'scandalous' trademarks violates First Amendment (CNN)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 06/25/2019 - 12:15Sprint and T-Mobile merger is about to clear its biggest hurdle
Sprint and T-Mobile's on-again-off-again $26 billion merger appears to be on again, leaving the combined company poised to become the second-largest wireless provider in the country. Pending all parties agree on concessions, the Justice Department will approve the deal by the end of the week of June 17 or beginning the week of June 24, apparently. The concessions would likely include the sale of Boost Mobile, Sprint's discount, pay-as-you-go wireless service. However, negotiations are still ongoing and the Department of Justice is prepared to litigate if the negotiations fall through.