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A Trump-supporting social media influencer conspired to suppress votes for Hillary Clinton (CNBC)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/19/2023 - 13:04Meta says it’s stepping up misinformation enforcement during Israel-Hamas war (CNBC)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 10/13/2023 - 11:42Europe gives Mark Zuckerberg 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas conflict and election misinformation (CNBC)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 10/11/2023 - 15:45Senate confirms Anna Gomez to FCC, breaking yearslong deadlock at the agency
The Senate confirmed Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission, breaking the deadlock at the agency that has lasted the entirety of the Biden presidency. The vote in favor was 55-43. Gomez’s confirmation comes after a protracted battle to confirm Biden’s initial pick for the commissioner seat, Gigi Sohn.
Twitter has suspended the accounts of a prominent Tesla and Elon Musk critic, PlainSite founder Aaron Greenspan (CNBC)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 06:31Antitrust enforcement can help the US stay ahead of China on tech, FTC Chair Khan says (CNBC)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:03House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan threatens to hold Google in contempt of Congress for failing to produce subpoenaed documents
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) threatened enforcement action against Google that could include holding the company in contempt of Congress for failing to produce documents the committee subpoenaed. In a letter to a lawyer for Google shared exclusively with CNBC, Chairman Jordan called the company’s compliance so far “insufficient” and demanded it hands over more information.