David McCabe
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Justice Department and Penguin Random House’s Spar Over Merger Has Begun
The trial to decide whether the publishing giant may buy Simon & Schuster is a test of the Biden administration’s push to expand antitrust enforcement.
Lawmakers Ask F.T.C. Chair to Investigate TikTok’s Data Practices
Questions are surfacing once again about whether TikTok poses a national security threat because it is owned by a Chinese company.
F.C.C. Commissioner Pushes Apple and Google to Remove TikTok
Brendan Carr, a Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, said he was concerned that the Chinese-owned app could provide Beijing with access to the...
TikTok says its American traffic is going through Oracle servers, but it retains backups.
The app is trying to convince the U.S. government that it won’t expose Americans’ information to China.
Match Group Sues Google Over Its App Store Rules
Owner of dating services Tinder and OKCupid claim Google violated antitrust laws.
U.S. and more than 55 other countries pledge to keep an open internet.
The document, which isn’t legally binding, aims to be a reference “for public policymakers, as well as citizens, businesses and civil society organizations.”
States Ask Snap and TikTok to Give Parents More Control Over Apps
Concerns that popular social media platforms can expose children to posts that are sexualized, hurt their body image or are violent have escalated in recent...
D.C. Suit Accusing Amazon of Controlling Prices Is Thrown Out
The attorney general for the District of Columbia said Amazon made merchants on its site sell at the lowest price they charged on the web,...
How California Is Building the Nation’s First Privacy Police
A new state agency has a $10 million budget to regulate Google, Facebook and others. But first it needs to be created.