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Economy Jun 17
Biden’s Federal Trade Commission pick is an energetic critic of Big TechPresident Joe Biden has installed an energetic critic of Big Tech as a top federal regulator at a time when the industry is under intense pressure from Congress, regulators and state attorneys general.
Politics Mar 25
WATCH: Congress press Big Tech CEOs over speech, misinformationThe CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google face a new grilling by Congress Thursday, one focused on their efforts to prevent their platforms from spreading falsehoods and inciting violence.
Economy Feb 18
WATCH: Robinhood CEO Tenev defends actions in GameStop saga at hearingThe GameStop episode has been portrayed as a victory of the little guy over Wall Street titans, but not everyone is buying it. Lawmakers from both parties are among the skeptics.
Economy Dec 09
U.S. government, states bring antitrust action against FacebookFederal regulators asked for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power.
Politics Nov 16
WATCH: Twitter, Facebook CEOs defend election actions, promise moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey as the panel examines the social media giants' role in the election.
Politics Oct 27
WATCH: Social media CEOs face grilling from Republican senatorsThe Senate Commerce Committee has summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai to testify for a hearing Wednesday. The CEOs agreed to appear remotely after being threatened with subpoenas.
Nation Oct 20
Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against GoogleThe Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Politics Oct 07
WATCH: IRS chief says agency reaching out on pandemic relief paymentsA congressional watchdog found that millions could miss the payments of up to $1,200 per individual because of incomplete government records.
Politics Sep 01
House panel warns of fraud, abuse in business aid programA report by a House subcommittee says a lack of government oversight and accountability for the $600 billion-plus program may have led to billions being misspent.
Economy Jul 28
WATCH: Bezos, Zuckerberg, Cook and Pichai testify on tech industry dominanceFour Big Tech CEOs are fending off accusations of stifling competition in front of a congressional panel that is investigating market dominance in the industry.