Emails from the U.S. trade representative’s office show a cozy relationship with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
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New Astroturf Crypto Campaign Appears on Social Media
The House Financial Services Committee’s upcoming hearings on cryptocurrency regulation coincide with new groups pushing vapid digital campaigns.
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Attacking the ‘You Are the Product’ Economy
Today on TAP: The FTC takes action against GoodRx for sharing personal health data with advertisers.
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How Chuck Schumer Deep-Sixed the Tech Antitrust Bills
A full timeline of the bills’ failure reveals the Senate majority leader’s heavy hand.
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Big Tech’s Old Friend Helms Key Biden Administration Role
Louisa Terrell, before becoming Biden’s director of legislative affairs, spent two years at Facebook at a key time.
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Tech Company Workers Should Unionize Immediately
What happened to Twitter could happen to any Silicon Valley company.
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The Week Corporate Power Started to Dissipate
Aggressive antitrust enforcement is starting to notch some victories.
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Why Meta’s Virtual Worlds Are Failing
Maybe Mark Zuckerberg just doesn’t have that understanding of what people want anymore.
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Banks and Tech Companies Jockey for Economic Control
As banks close branches, tech giants open physical stores.
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Greetings From Meta
The born-again tech giant would like a word.