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Four US Senators Cite Microsoft-Activision Deal Concern in FTC Letter (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/01/2022 - 06:37Senate Advances Alvaro Bedoya Nomination to Federal Trade Commission
Senate Democrats used a parliamentary maneuver to advance President Biden’s nomination of Georgetown University law professor Alvaro Bedoya to the Federal Trade Commission, setting the stage for Democrats to gain a 3-2 majority on the panel.
Democrats Weigh Tactic to Break Stalemate on President Biden's FTC and FCC Nominees
Under pressure from progressive activists, Democrats are considering employing a rarely used parliamentary maneuver to push through President Biden’s nominees for the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission. Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee have so far blocked the nominations of Georgetown University law professor Alvaro Bedoya to the FTC and Gigi Sohn [Senior Fellow and Public Advocate at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society] to the FCC, largely on grounds that they are too partisan.
The Department of Justice endorses the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 03/28/2022 - 23:04Yandex, Russia’s Internet Giant, Struggles to Dodge Geopolitics (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 03/28/2022 - 06:33Workers, sick of dropped calls and spotty Wi-Fi, revert to early 2000s technology (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 03/28/2022 - 06:31Congress to Take Another Swing at Privacy Legislation (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 03/28/2022 - 01:22In Ukraine War, Keeping Phones Online Becomes Key Defense
As Russian artillery fire rained on Mariupol, Ukraine, the largest mobile-network operator in the country said repair crews worked to keep its last working cellular tower in the city from going offline for a few extra days.