House bill would demand disclosure of AI-generated content in political adsThe measure is a response to an AI-created attack ad.By J. Fingas, 05.03.2023
House committee approves bill that could lead to a TikTok ban in the USThe Foreign Affairs Committee advanced the fast-tracked legislation with a party-line vote.By K. Holt, 03.02.2023
House panel subpoenas the CEOs from tech's biggest companies over content moderationAmazon, Google and Meta are among those facing accusations of censorship.By J. Fingas, 02.16.2023
House Republicans form panel to shape crypto policyThe subcommittee plans to set rules and foster the technology.By J. Fingas, 01.14.2023
Congress introduces bill to ban TikTok over spying fearsMeasures in the House and Senate would also block other social apps from China and Russia.By J. Fingas, 12.14.2022
Following Mar-a-Lago raid, lawmakers want information from platforms on threats against law enforcementLawmakers sent letters to Meta, Truth Social, Gab and other platforms.By A. Khalid, 08.20.2022
House passes CHIPS Act, preparing semiconductor bill to become lawPresident Biden is ready to sign the measure.By J. Fingas, 07.29.2022
Bipartisan bill would expand US data collection transparency requirementsEmail, text, GPS and cloud info would be subject to the same rules as wiretaps.By J. Conditt, 03.23.2022
House bill would limit Section 230 protections for 'malicious' algorithmsDon't count on the measure reaching the President's desk.By J. Fingas, 10.15.2021
House representatives sent a letter to Yahoo's CEO... from 2017We're pretty sure they wasted an envelope.By J. Fingas, 09.06.2021
House bill takes aim at iOS and Android app store competitionThe Open App Markets Act is a companion to a Senate bill that was introduced earlier this week.By K. Holt, 08.13.2021
Senators want to block government agencies from buying Clearview AI dataA bipartisan bill would also ban purchases of location data without a warrant.By K. Holt, 04.22.2021
Big tech antitrust hearing with Apple and Google rescheduled to July 29thYou won't have to wait long to hear CEOs speak.By J. Fingas, 07.26.2020
Jeff Bezos is willing to testify about Amazon's use of seller dataLast month, it seemed Amazon didn't want its CEO appearing before Congress.By I. Bonifacic, 06.16.2020
House wants four 'big tech' CEOs to testify in competition probeApple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook have been pushed to respond.By J. Fingas, 06.14.2020
Amazon won't commit to Jeff Bezos testimony over misuse of seller dataCongress may have to settle for a subordinate.By J. Fingas, 05.17.2020
Sonos CEO will testify at a House antitrust hearing next weekIt sued Google this week over the alleged theft of speaker tech.By K. Holt, 01.09.2020
Congress worries sale of .org could harm non-profitsThey want assurances this won't limit access to a crucial internet domain.By J. Fingas, 12.24.2019
Democrats want to study FOSTA-SESTA's impact on sex workers onlinePoliticians want to know if kicking sex workers offline put them at risk.By J. Fingas, 12.18.2019
House panel asks Apple, Google if app makers must reveal foreign tiesIt's concerned TikTok, Grindr and other apps might pose security risks.By J. Fingas, 12.15.2019