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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to urge lawmakers to build on key internet law
Facebook and Twitter took steps to crack down on election-related misinformation. Angela Lang/CNET Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey plans to tell US lawmakers on Tuesday that Congress
Zuckerberg and Dorsey are facing lawmakers again. It won’t be pretty
Facebook and Twitter took steps to crack down on election-related misinformation. Angela Lang/CNET Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are headed back
A national privacy law would have helped the US deal with COVID-19, lawmakers say
A federal data privacy law would help US efforts to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. Angela Lang/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about
Lawmakers want privacy protections included in coronavirus stimulus package
Lawmakers want legislation ensuring COVID-19 data privacy included with a stimulus package. James Martin/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic,
Lawmakers want Facebook, YouTube to do more to stop climate denial
Lawmakers have questions for Zuckerberg and other tech CEOs. Getty Images A group of more than 30 lawmakers is reportedly sending a letter to several
National facial recognition ban: These lawmakers back it
Lawmakers including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden have signed on as co-sponsors of a bill that would ban facial recognition. James Martin/CNET If you’re wondering
Facebook, Google and Twitter tell lawmakers they’re doing more to safeguard elections
Officials from Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday. Getty Images Facebook, Twitter and Google officials signaled to
Union leaders, NY lawmakers pressure Amazon to reinstate fired protester
Inside an Amazon fulfillment center in Massachusetts in 2018. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the
