Congress · 117th Congress
Congress can’t stay off Twitter and Facebook either
Thirty members had at least 1 million social media followers — triple the number from the 114th Congress. Those members generated only about 10 percent of member content.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
After 2020 tumult, K Street turns to possible deals on Capitol Hill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Karishma Shah Page, a leader of K&L Gates’ public policy practice, said the firm’s lobbying group had its best year in terms of revenue.
Policy · 117th Congress
Study: Parler users were more likely veterans or in military
[jwp-video n=”1″] The study also found that Parler attracted users from states in the South, which made up 39 percent of the platform’s users, compared with users from New England states, which
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police leadership vacuum comes at vulnerable time
[jwp-video n=”1″] Lindsey McPherson contributed to this report.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats fume at tech companies, but legislation may be elusive
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Facebook bans Trump for inciting violence as social media criticisms mount
[jwp-video n=”1″] Both companies took incremental steps to limit the reach of Trump’s posts on Wednesday, first labeling Trump’s posts for misinformation, before removing posts and eventually
Policy · 117th Congress
Amid violence at Capitol, frustration with social media giants
[jwp-video n=”1″] Later on Wednesday, Facebook said it had deleted a video post in which Trump asked his supporters to leave the Capitol, even as he praised their actions and repeated false
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers line up showdown with Trump over Confederate base names
[jwp-video n=”1″] Veto threats Trump had threatened to veto the bill if it required name changes at military installations that honor Confederates, such as Fort Benning in Georgia, where two
Opinion · 116th Congress
All media properties self-censor, social media can too
[jwp-video n=”1″] Said Dorsey: “I also believe that having more choice around how algorithms are altering my experience, in creating my experience, is important, so being able to turn off ranking
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Threat of Democratic control drives GOP in Georgia Senate runoffs
[jwp-video n=”1″] Perdue, meanwhile, largely ignored the partisan infighting surrounding Loeffler’s campaign in his contest against Ossoff, which was always considered a one-on-one race even
Policy · 116th Congress
OK to change Section 230, Facebook and Twitter CEOs say, but how remains elusive
[jwp-video n=”1″] But Republicans continued to level accusations that the companies use Section 230 protections to shield censorship of Trump and other conservatives.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
For progressives, the House is as big a problem as the Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] The irony is that Pelosi avoided these issues during 2019 and 2020, but moderates are fearful that the party’s Progressive Caucus will push harder next year, especially if
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Social media ad ban hampers Georgia Senate runoff efforts
[jwp-video n=”1″] Google and Facebook representatives did not respond to requests for comment.
Policy · 116th Congress
Facebook endorses Section 230 changes ahead of Senate hearing
[jwp-video n=”1″] Zuckerberg said Facebook supports “the ideas around transparency and industry collaboration that are being discussed in some of the current bipartisan proposals” and urged
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators criticize social media executives, and each other
[jwp-video n=”1″] Occasionally, personal gripes took center stage, like when Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Pichai whether Google still employs an engineer who criticized her online.
Policy · 116th Congress
The Google antitrust lawsuit: Five key takeaways
Here are five key takeaways from Tuesday’s action: 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
Repealing Section 230 could have unintended consequences for Trump and conservatives
[jwp-video n=”1″] Both executives — along with Sundar Pichai, the head of Google — are scheduled to appear before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Oct. 28, after
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Minnesota races a snapshot of 2020 in miniature
Fischbach, a former Minnesota lieutenant governor and state senator, raised more than $1 million in this year’s third quarter, edging Peterson’s haul of just under $1 million.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Experts: Disinformation poses greatest threat to the election
on message at the same moments, suggesting an institutionalized rather than individual disinformation campaign,” the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University said in an Oct. 1