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Federal court dismisses FTC's antitrust complaint against Facebook
A district court in DC dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying the agency had failed to offer enough facts to prove Facebook has monopoly power in the social media industry. The court said the FTC could file an amended complaint with more details to bolster its case, but the judge voiced outright skepticism that Facebook is a monopoly. “It is almost as if the agency expects the Court to simply nod to the conventional wisdom that Facebook is a monopolist,” District Judge James E.
Rep Ken Buck (R-CO) is trying to convince the GOP to hold tech companies accountable (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 06/28/2021 - 12:32Gary Abernathy: How small news outlets are pushing back against Big Tech (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 10:11How Washington got back into trustbusting (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 10:06After pandemic free-for-all, parents struggle to reinstate screen time rules (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 09:55Editorial: The United States can’t keep ignoring India’s Internet abuses (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 06/23/2021 - 16:12Hugh Hewitt: Here is the best way for the GOP to go about regulating Big Tech (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 06/23/2021 - 16:12Biden administration full of officials who worked for prominent tech companies (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/22/2021 - 15:21Expanding broadband would benefit red America more than blue
The national map of broadband need published by the White House offers an extra layer of information beyond its detailed look at internet access in the United States.