US politics
Instagram, ahead of US Senate hearing, tightens teen protection measures
Instagram has said it will be stricter about the types of content it recommends to teens in the photo-sharing app and will nudge them toward different areas if they dwell on one to...
White House to unveil alliance to curb human rights abuse of tech
The White House will unveil a group of countries next week that have pledged to work together to curb exports of technology that can be used by bad actors and repressive government...
US states file updated antitrust complaint against Google
A group of US states led by Texas have filed an amended complaint against Google accusing the tech giant of using coercive tactics and breaking antitrust laws in its efforts to boo...
US states file updated antitrust complaint against Alphabet’s Google
A group of US states led by Texas have filed an amended complaint against Alphabet Inc’s Google accusing the tech giant of using coercive tactics and breaking antitrust laws ...
Biden signs legislation to tighten US restrictions on Huawei and ZTE
US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to prevent companies like Huawei Technologies Co or ZTE Corp that are deemed security threats from receiving new equipment licenses fr...
Social media users could disable algorithms in new US proposal
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives has introduced a bill that would require internet platforms like Facebook and Google to allow users to see conten...
US Senate bill would limit big tech mergers
Two US senators have introduced bipartisan legislation that seeks to make it harder for Amazon.com and other tech giants to make acquisitions.
TikTok tells US lawmakers it does not give information to China’s government
An executive at TikTok faced tough questions during the video-sharing app’s first appearance at a US congressional hearing, saying it does not give information to the Chinese...
Changing Facebook’s name unlikely to deter lawmaker or regulatory scrutiny
Renaming Facebook Inc is unlikely to enable the tech giant to distance itself from regulatory and public scrutiny around the potential harms caused by its social media apps, market...
Biden admin seeks corporate America’s help tracking cyber criminals
US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has a message for corporate America: The US Justice Department needs its help in order to take down cyber criminals.
US lawmakers say Facebook cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency
A group of US lawmakers said Facebook Inc cannot be trusted to manage cryptocurrency and urged the social media platform to discontinue immediately a small pilot of its cryptocurre...
US bill would stop Big Tech favouring its own products
About a dozen US senators from both parties formally introduced a bill that would bar Big Tech platforms, like Amazon and Google, from favouring their products and services.
Big Tech to face another bipartisan US antitrust bill
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, headed by Senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Republican Chuck Grassley, plan to introduce a bill that would bar Big Tech platforms, like Amazo...
Rubio calls on Biden administration to blacklist Huawei spin-off Honor
Republican Senators led by Marco Rubio called on the Biden administration to blacklist Honor, a former unit of embattled Chinese giant Huawei, describing the firm as a threat to na...
Facebook will try to ‘nudge’ teens away from harmful content
Facebook’s Nick Clegg has said the company would introduce new measures on its apps to prompt teens away from harmful content, as US lawmakers scrutinize how Facebook and sub...