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Senators are probing whether Google tried to influence a top critic’s testimony at an antitrust hearing

Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are demanding more details about an alleged phone call between a Google employee and a Match Group employee......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 27th, 2021

Senators probe whether Google tried to influence testimony, Washington Post says

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallApr 27th, 2021

Yelp tells senators why Google needs to be broken up

Yelp shared its grievances at a hearing at the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee on "Self-Preferencing by Digital Platforms.".....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 10th, 2020

Senators blast Google for no-show on Capitol Hill

The Senate Intelligence Committee's hearing on foreign use of social media to influence US politics began Wednesday morning with two of the big tech companies that senators wanted to hear from present -- and one empty chair......»»

Category: topSource: cnnSep 5th, 2018

Apple, Google face scrutiny at senate antitrust hearing, WSJ reports

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallApr 22nd, 2021

Lina Khan’s nomination hearing signals a new era of tough antitrust enforcement for the tech industry

Khan told senators in the last few years, new evidence has come to light showing there were “missed opportunities” for enforcement actions under the Obama administration......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 22nd, 2021

Apple is sending an exec to an antitrust hearing, following an awkward exchange of letters in which 2 senators accused it of refusing to attend

Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee accused Apple of refusing to attend an antitrust hearing. Apple said there was a misunderstanding. Apple CEO Tim.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 12th, 2021

Google"s fight against EU antitrust fine comes up against critical judge

Google's battle against a $2.6 billion EU antitrust fine was dealt an apparent setback on Thursday, when one of the judges hearing the case said the company had committed a "clear infraction" in its handling of price-comparison shopping services......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 13th, 2020

EU antitrust regulators probing Google"s data collection, Reuters reports

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallDec 2nd, 2019

FTC probes Altria for role in Juul executive changes

U.S. antitrust enforcers are probing Altria Group Inc for potentially exerting influence over vaping maker Juul Labs Inc before winning approval for a big share buy, Altria said in a government filing on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 31st, 2019

Exclusive: U.S. states plan Google antitrust meeting next month in Colorado: sources

U.S. state attorneys general probing Alphabet's Google plan to meet next month in Colorado to discuss a probe into whether the search giant's business practices break antitrust law, according to three sources knowledgeable about the meeting......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 22nd, 2019

Exclusive: U.S. states plan Google antitrust meeting next month in Colorado - sources

U.S. state attorneys general probing Alphabet's Google plan to meet next month in Colorado to discuss a probe into whether the search giant's business practices break antitrust law, according to three sources knowledgeable about the meeting......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 22nd, 2019

Google, Reddit defend tech legal protections ahead of Congress hearing

A 23-year-old law giving technology companies legal protection from lawsuits over user-generated content remains critical to the internet's future, Alphabet Inc's Google unit and social media site Reddit Inc said in testimony released on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 15th, 2019

Capitol Report: Senate panel’s antitrust hearing could deliver hints on government’s probes into Big Tech

Officials from the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission may provide more information on Tuesday afternoon about their antitrust probes that are targeting Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 17th, 2019

48 states are probing Google on antitrust grounds. Why isn"t California?

A group of st.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesSep 9th, 2019

House panel to discuss Big Tech"s impact on privacy, antitrust

The House of Representatives' antitrust panel will hold a hearing next week to discuss the effect of consumer data collection by big tech platforms, like Alphabet's Google and Amazon , on online competition......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 5th, 2019

Tech executives head to Capitol Hill for antitrust hearing

Executives from tech giants Apple Inc , Amazon.com Inc , Facebook Inc and Alphabet's Google go before the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel Tuesday to discuss competition in online markets......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 16th, 2019

Democrats who voted to confirm Attorney General Barr are starting to have "buyer"s remorse"

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Attorney General William Barr's testimony at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday rankled numerous Democratic lawmakers, even some of those who voted to confirm him. Three Democratic senators voted in favor of B.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 1st, 2019

A flood online of hate speech greets lawmakers probing Facebook and Google about white nationalism

A congressional hearing to explore the spread of white nationalism on social media quickly served to illustrate of the problem Silicon Valley faces, after anonymous users on YouTube began posting attacks on the basis of race and religion......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 9th, 2019

Watch Live: Zuckerberg Faces House Commerce Committee In 2nd Day Of Testimony

Mark Zuckerberg helped trigger a vicious short-squeeze in Facebook shares on Tuesday during his marathon session answering questions from 44 Senators during a joint hearing held by the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 11th, 2018

Google won"t send its CEO to testify, so senators may hold a hearing with an empty chair

Executives from three major tech companies are due to appear before Congress ne.....»»

Category: topSource: cnnAug 29th, 2018