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Network cables are plugged into ports of a switch at a supercomputing center in Germany.

Senators scrutinize shady third-party data brokers

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted December 14, 2021 at 6:00am
Lawmakers want to regulate social media, but the two parties have developed big differences on how to do so.

Partisan bickering could doom efforts to regulate social media companies

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted December 7, 2021 at 6:00am
The decision by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer comes after Republicans objected to attaching the Senate innovation bill to the annual NDAA.

House, Senate will go to conference on R&D proposals

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted November 18, 2021 at 3:36pm
The so-called techlash that has gripped Washington in recent years has yet to result in Congress sending new antitrust legislation to the president’s desk.

Antitrust hawks offer states a toolbox for regulating Big Tech

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted November 16, 2021 at 6:30am
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on May 15, 2019.

Biden’s telecom picks jump-start Democratic broadband push

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted November 2, 2021 at 6:15am
Senate Homeland Security Chairman Gary Peters says pledges by social media companies to crack down on harmful content “have gone largely unfulfilled for several years now.”

Facebook can’t be trusted to stop spread of extremism, experts tell Senate

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted October 28, 2021 at 3:22pm
Michael Beckerman, vice president and head of public policy at TikTok, testified Tuesday at a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing.

Under scrutiny, social media platforms make vague pledges to Congress

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted October 26, 2021 at 3:56pm
Rohit Chopra, the new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in 2018.

Chopra brings Big Tech scrutiny to new consumer protection post

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted October 26, 2021 at 6:30am
Antitrust attorney Jonathan Kanter testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. If confirmed, he would be the latest Big Tech critic in the Biden administration.

Biden’s nominees show embrace of progressive views of Big Tech

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted October 12, 2021 at 6:00am
Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, told senators "no one truly understands the destructive choices made by Facebook except for Facebook."

Facebook whistleblower calls on Congress to rein in company over targeting of children

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted October 5, 2021 at 2:09pm
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is under pressure about the impact of social media on kids and teens.

Report renews calls for research on social media’s impact on kids

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted September 21, 2021 at 6:30am
House Science, Space and Technology ranking member Frank D. Lucas is concerned that several bipartisan research and development bills are doomed.

Republicans warn reconciliation may stall bipartisan R&D proposals

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted September 14, 2021 at 6:00am
Workers install high-speed internet cable in Denver. Lawmakers included funds in a bipartisan infrastructure deal to expand broadband access, long a goal of both political parties.

Senate’s internet access plan rests on better broadband maps

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted August 24, 2021 at 6:00am
A technician for makes repairs on the dish on the Pollard cell tower high off the ground in rural Rio Blanco County near Meeker, Colorado in 2017.

Something for everyone in infrastructure deal’s broadband section

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted August 13, 2021 at 9:00am
Chinese students visit a lab at the University of Macau last year. U.S. experts fret about losing ground on highly skilled workers.

China’s STEM workforce a challenge for US policymakers

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted August 10, 2021 at 6:00am
Tower technician Jackson Federico makes some repairs on the dish on a cell tower in rural Rio Blanco County, Colo., in July 2017.

Industry groups, equity advocates applaud infrastructure bill’s broadband provisions

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted August 3, 2021 at 6:00am
Mirimus lab scientists preparing to test COVID-19 samples from recovered patients on April 8, 2020, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Experts see promise in China competition bills, but want to see the money too

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted July 20, 2021 at 5:45am
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., with Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I. (right), says a judge's decision in a Facebook monopoly case points to the need for stronger antitrust laws.

Antitrust hawks say Facebook case highlights need for new laws

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted June 29, 2021 at 2:40pm
Sex workers and activists staged a protest outside Parliament in London in 2018 against the U.S. SESTA-FOSTA law as the House of Commons debated similar bills.

Advocates for sex workers vindicated in Section 230 debate by new GAO report

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted June 29, 2021 at 6:30am
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., is joining forces with Republicans on House Judiciary to introduce antitrust bills aimed at the big technology firms.

House committee unveils bipartisan Big Tech antitrust agenda

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted June 11, 2021 at 5:26pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., got a big victory with the passage of his Innovation and Competition Act.

Senate passes broad research and development bill

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted June 8, 2021 at 7:27pm
In rural Allendale, S.C., high speed internet will be brought to the community through a pilot program. Here, workers dig a ditch to the local elementary school and attach equipment to an existing public television tower.

In rural South Carolina, a groundbreaking broadband project takes root

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted June 8, 2021 at 5:00am
Vice President Kamala Harris tours a clean energy lab at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on May 4.

Research and development ambitions will test bipartisanship

By Dean DeChiaro and Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 1, 2021 at 6:30am, Updated at 12:04pm
Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, left, and Mike Lee of Utah have concerns about the science research and development bill’s content and the manner in which the Senate had amended it.

Senate punts Schumer science and tech bill to June

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted May 28, 2021 at 1:46pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., led the bipartisan effort to write the bill aimed at competing with China in science and technology.

Senate advances science and tech bill

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted May 27, 2021 at 4:29pm
A child attends an online class at a learning hub inside the Crenshaw Family YMCA during the Covid-19 pandemic in February in Los Angeles.

Efforts to protect kids online gain bipartisan momentum

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted May 25, 2021 at 6:30am
An Indian man looks at the Facebook app on his smartphone in Amritsar on March 22, 2018. (NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)

Facebook and Twitter silence government critics in India

By Dean DeChiaro and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted May 5, 2021 at 4:05pm
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before Congress in October 2019.

Small respite for Facebook as left and right slam ruling on Trump ban

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted May 5, 2021 at 3:55pm
President Donald Trump speaks at a "Save America" rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6.

Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban, but opens door to his return

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted May 5, 2021 at 11:13am
Farmers in the Indian state of Haryana demonstrate in April against new farm laws. As a result of massive protests by farmers across the country in recent months, the Indian government passed measures giving it more power over social media.

In India, Facebook and Twitter walk censorship tightrope with government

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted May 4, 2021 at 6:30am
Monika Bickert, vice president for content policy for Facebook, makes an opening statement Tuesday via videoconference during a hearing about social media algorithms at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law.

Social media algorithms threaten democracy, experts tell senators

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted April 27, 2021 at 3:08pm
Giant rolls holding 2 1/2 miles of fiber optic cable await use in rural Minnesota.

Is broadband infrastructure? Republicans used to think so

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted April 13, 2021 at 6:00am
Workers in rural Colorado work on a cellular tower.

Biden backs $100 billion to close digital divide

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted March 31, 2021 at 1:01pm
Washington Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers speaks during the 2020 Conservative Political Action Conference.

Kids emerge as bipartisan bridge for taking on social media giants

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted March 30, 2021 at 7:00am
Cardboard cutouts of social media executives dressed as Jan. 6 rioters stand Thursday on the National Mall ahead of a House hearing on disinformation on social media. The group SumofUs placed the cutouts to protest the role of social media platforms in the insurrection.

Section 230 changes will be elusive despite pressure on tech CEOs

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted March 25, 2021 at 4:09pm
House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn wants enough investment in the next infrastructure bill to end the digital divide.

Next infrastructure bill aims to end ‘digital divide’

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted March 16, 2021 at 6:30am
A school bus lot in Washington D.C. last July.

Cyberattacks increased as schools closed during pandemic, report finds

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted March 10, 2021 at 11:29am
Consulting firm McKinsey estimates that $250 billion in health care costs could be virtualized.

One year in, broadband access and telehealth are two big winners under COVID-19

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted March 9, 2021 at 6:30am
FCC acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel appears before Congress in 2018.

FCC approves broadband stipend for low-income families hit by pandemic

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted February 26, 2021 at 1:57pm
Rep. Ro Khanna says the last effort to reform Section 230 may have hurt the people it aimed to help.

Sex workers, sidelined in last Section 230 debate, seek a seat at the table

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted February 23, 2021 at 6:28am
Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., says money for the FCC to give more internet access to poor students is unnecessary.

Broadband funding caught up in debate over reopening schools

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted February 17, 2021 at 4:06pm
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., in the Capitol on Jan. 26, 2021.

Social media could be sued for stalking, harassment, death

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted February 9, 2021 at 6:00am
Conservatives have leaned heavily on the assertion of bias since former President Donald Trump was booted from Twitter and other social media.

Anti-conservative bias claims don’t hold up, new research says

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted February 2, 2021 at 12:42am
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference in December.

Klobuchar, incoming antitrust chair, eager to take on Big Tech

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted January 28, 2021 at 11:55am
A demonstrator from the group United Chinese Americans holds an upside down flag during a protest outside of the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Dec. 9, 2020.

Advocates urge Biden, Congress to leave Section 230 intact

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted January 27, 2021 at 6:00am
Rioters attempt to enter the Capitol at the House steps Jan. 6.

After Capitol riot, a call to protect veterans from disinformation

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted January 26, 2021 at 6:00am
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said social media platforms have served as core organizing infrastructure for violent, far-right groups and militia movements.

Democrats fume at tech companies, but legislation may be elusive

By Gopal Ratnam and Dean DeChiaro
Posted January 12, 2021 at 6:00am
In this photo illustration, President Donald Trump Twitter messages are displayed on a smartphone screen in front of the U.S. flag and Capitol building during the Congress session to certify the 2020 Presidential election results.

Facebook bans Trump for inciting violence as social media criticisms mount

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted January 7, 2021 at 5:26pm
An image of President Donald Trump appears on video screens before his speech to supporters from the Ellipse at the White House on Wednesday,

Amid violence at Capitol, frustration with social media giants

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted January 6, 2021 at 9:14pm

3 tech takeaways from the massive spending bill

By Dean DeChiaro and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted December 23, 2020 at 11:17am