big tech

After Supreme Court abortion decision, Democrats seek probe of tech’s use of personal data

By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

Four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving mobile phone users by collecting and selling their personal data.

WATCH: Senate votes to approve the 2022 America COMPETES Act

By News Desk

The Senate is expected to resume consideration of the 2022 America COMPETES Act on Monday.

Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda

By David Klepper, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing big tech companies to decide how to handle Russian state media that spread propaganda and misinformation.

WATCH: House panel explores legislation to protect online users, hold Big Tech accountable

By Associated Press

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to hold a hearing about protecting online users and holding tech companies accountable when social media platforms are used in harmful ways. Watch here starting at 10:30 a.m. ET.

U.S. regulators take aim at illegal and anticompetitive mergers

By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

Two agencies are seeking public comment on how current merger guidelines can be updated to better detect and prevent illegal and anticompetitive deals.

WATCH: House hearing on social media reform with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen

By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

Lawmakers brought forward proposals after Haugen presented a case in October that Facebook’s systems amplify online hate and extremism and fail to protect young users from harmful content.

WATCH: Sen. Blumenthal tells TikTok, Snap, YouTube execs this ‘is a moment of reckoning’ for platforms and kids’ safety online

By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are offering only "tweaks and minor changes" in their operations to ensure young users' safety amid rising concern over the platforms' potential harm to children, the head of a Senate panel told the companies' executives.

Regulator seeks transparency for payment systems of big tech

By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

In its first significant action under a new director, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function.

House committee threatens Amazon with criminal investigation into market dominance

By Matt Ott, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

U.S. House lawmakers are threatening to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, saying the tech giant has one "final chance" to correct previous testimony by executives on its competition practices.

EXPLAINER: Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?

By Tali Arbel, Associated Press

Facebook has recently taken a harsher tone toward whistleblower Frances Haugen, suggesting that the social network could be considering legal retaliation after Haugen went public with internal research that she copied before leaving her job earlier this year.