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I helped write the rules for the internet in the 1990s: This is what we missed
I worked with a fairly small group of early-stage internet policy wonks and helped create many of the basic rules that still govern the internet today. We missed a lot — a lot that turns out to have been important.
Rep Tulsi Gabbard sues Google over censorship claims (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/25/2019 - 12:52Senate Democrats will try to force vote on election security after Mueller hearings (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/24/2019 - 16:51Lawmakers deride FTC settlement as weak on Facebook (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/24/2019 - 14:16Sen Wyden (D-OR) says he believes President Trump would 'knowingly' abuse surveillance powers (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 07/23/2019 - 12:07Facebook, Amazon set lobbying records
Facebook and Amazon both set quarterly records for federal lobbying over the last three months, leading a pack of large tech companies that are increasingly under siege in Washington. Each company spent a little more than $4 million on lobbying in the second quarter, the first time either firm has spent that much on their influence operations in the capital. Google, which has also seen its fortunes change in Washington, spent just $2.9 million in the second quarter — the least it’s spent on lobbying since 2011.