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Users of Facebook, Google and other popular technology platforms are likely to benefit from stricter privacy regulations that will require new disclosures, new forms of consent and new power to limit how personal data is stored and utilized.
The Trump Administration is working on a spectrum policy framework
California's tough net neutrality bill clears second Senate committee in a week.
Comcast is trying to refigure the traditional cable bundle, adding services like Netflix to its subscription packages and offering internet-only TV streaming. Cable operators and internet service providers say this business model is key to their survival.
The cable networks for children, in decline for years, are now in a free fall.
“The backlash to the repeal was overwhelming from internet users across the political spectrum."
[Commentary] The threshold question is whether the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should regulate internet service providers (ISPs). The GOP has already sided with the FTC.
“I don’t think they do anything that will cost them more than a dollar over the long term.”
More than 600 follow up questions sent to Facebook.
Facebook, despite years of outreach to conservatives, remains a punching bag for the right.
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie told House Democrats that former Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon used the firm's research to discourage Democrats from voting in the 2016 election.
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