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The First Major U.S. Climate Law in a Decade Is on the Cusp of a Senate Vote

Science & Health

4 months ago

The First Major U.S. Climate Law in a Decade Is on the Cusp of a Senate Vote

Brian Kahn

Science & Health

5 months ago

Now the Real Work Begins

Brian Kahn

We Have a Date: Google, Facebook and Twitter CEOs Will Testify Before U.S. Congress on October 29

Online

6 months ago

We Have a Date: Google, Facebook and Twitter CEOs Will Testify Before U.S. Congress on October 29

Alyse Stanley

Less than a week before the 2020 presidential election, three of the biggest names in tech — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey — will testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about a longstanding law that protects websites from…

TikTok and WeChat Won’t Face Australian Senate Until September Now

Online

8 months ago

TikTok and WeChat Won’t Face Australian Senate Until September Now

Sarah Basford Canales

Senate Calls TikTok To Answer Questions Over Foreign Interference

Online

9 months ago

Senate Calls TikTok To Answer Questions Over Foreign Interference

Sarah Basford Canales

TikTok has been asked to appear before Australia’s Senate to answer questions about its risk to Australian democracy. The video-sharing app has been the target of political scrutiny in recent months after the country’s top politicians, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison, questioned the company’s independence from the Chinese government. An…

U.S. Senators Told Phones Or Other Electronic Devices Won’t Be Allowed At Trump Impeachment Trial

Online

1 year ago

U.S. Senators Told Phones Or Other Electronic Devices Won’t Be Allowed At Trump Impeachment Trial

Tom McKay

TikTok Claps Back Against U.S. Senators’ National Security Concerns

Online

1 year ago

TikTok Claps Back Against U.S. Senators’ National Security Concerns

Alyse Stanley

Online

2 years ago

It’s The Guns

Bryan Menegus

Ostensibly, Thursday’s U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing was intended to be an assessment of what social media platforms are doing, and what they ought to be doing better, as mass shootings and the monsters who commit them continue to rain tragedy on communities around the world.