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Trump's Love-Hate Relationship With Big Tech

If Trump wants to encourage domestic investment, his antitrust appointees should ditch their Big Tech prejudice.

Reason · Feb 25, 2025

Meet the New FTC—Same as the Old FTC

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson reaffirms the flawed 2023 merger guidelines.

Reason · Feb 21, 2025

Trump Admin To Press Ahead With Amazon, Meta Antitrust Cases

In an interview with FOX Business, newly appointed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson confirmed that ongoing cases against Amazon and Meta would proceed, emphasizing his commitment to "holding Big Tech's feet to the fire."

International Business Times · Feb 21, 2025

Trump Has Good Reason To Complain About Limits on His Ability To Fire Executive Officers

His position is grounded in concerns about the separation of powers that presidents of both major parties have raised for many years.

Reason · Feb 19, 2025

Parents are desperate to protect kids on social media. Why did the US let a safety bill die?

The Kids Online Safety act passed the Senate 91-to-3 but died in the House. Advocates on both sides say they won’t give up

The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2025

Indie FPS developer targets content creators who take undisclosed payments from rival developers and then dunk on his game: 'You and I will have legal problems'

"I'm tired of watching you all get paid off to do hit pieces on games that don't fork cash over for you."

PC Gamer · Feb 15, 2025

FTC Bans Political Appointees From Being ABA Members

The ABA has been planting the seeds of its own demise for decades.

Reason · Feb 14, 2025

Trump Administration's Position on President's Power to Remove Commission Members

From the letter sent yesterday to Senator Richard Durbin (the ranking minority member on the Senate Judiciary Committee) by Acting… The post Trump Administration's Position on President's Power to Remove Commission Members appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 13, 2025

FBI Warns Americans To Ignore 'Outstanding Toll Bill' Texts From Alleged Chinese Cybercriminals

FBI warns of smishing texts claiming unpaid tolls, likely from Chinese cybercriminals. These scams aim to steal money and data via malicious links.

International Business Times UK · Feb 10, 2025

Millions of phone location records feared leaked as one of the biggest data leaks ever may be a whole lot worse

The geo-location information of tens of millions of smartphones have been leaked, a fresh lawsuit alleges.

TechRadar · Feb 7, 2025