Washington Post
Democrats and Republicans unite around Biden’s tech picks
Jonathan Kanter, who has represented Big Tech rivals like Yelp and News Corp, skated through his nomination hearing for leader of the Justice Department's antitrust division without incident as both Democrats and Republicans lauded his tougher stance on regulating digital behemoths. It’s no surprise Democrats are backing President Biden's pick, a favorite among progressives and anti-monopoly advocates.
Hackers are waging a guerrilla war on tech companies, revealing secrets and raising fears of collateral damage (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 17:42Tech adversary Kanter tells senators he will pursue ‘vigorous’ antitrust enforcement in nomination hearing
Jonathan Kanter told lawmakers he would bring “vigorous” enforcement to the helm of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, as they weigh his nomination to serve as one of the federal government’s top competition cops. In the October 5 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Kanter laid out bits of his plan for lawmakers, focusing on ensuring robust competition for businesses across the country.
James Hohmann: Stop comparing Facebook and Instagram to cigarettes (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 17:25Like Facebook, AT&T once dominated communications. The difference? It was regulated.
Facebook’s October 4 outages across its platforms and the company’s handling of it raise a far-reaching question: Should we simply rest content with a complete shutdown of service across four platforms, which underpin much of the planet’s economic and cultural interaction and one of which, WhatsApp, has become an essential and free substitute for phone calling and many other communications?