by Tyler | Feb 19, 2020 | Clips, Commutation, David Cicilline, Donald Trump, Pardon, Politics, Trending
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) said that he expects that House Democrats will hold hearings on President Trump’s recent pardons and commutations. Cicilline said, “I mean, we will, of course,...
by Tyler | Jul 13, 2019 | Cambridge Analytica, David Cicilline, DOJ, Economy, Facebook, FTC, House Judiciary Committee, Josh Hawley, Mark Zuckerberg, Masters of the Universe, Politics, Richard Blumenthal, Tech, Trending, Wall Street Journal
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly approved Friday a $5 billion settlement with Facebook following the social media giants’ handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. This serves as the largest fine the FTC has given out for privacy violations;...
by Tyler | Jun 10, 2019 | David Cicilline, Masters of the Universe, Nancy Pelosi, Politics, Tech, Trending
House Judiciary Committee Democrats will hold their first Silicon Valley antitrust investigation on Tuesday, as Democrats try to balance their increasingly anti-tech progressive base against their large base of tech donors.
by Tyler | Jun 4, 2019 | Amazon, antitrust, David Cicilline, DOJ, Elizabeth Warren, Facebook, FTC, Google, Jerry Nadler, Kevin McCarthy, Masters of the Universe, Politics, silicon valley, Tech, Trending
The House Judiciary Committee said Monday that it will launch a “top-to-bottom” antitrust investigation of America’s largest tech companies, including Amazon, Facebook, and Google, making antitrust behavior of big tech a bipartisan issue.
