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Congress pressured to reject 'Big Tech' donations |
A campaign to limit the influence tech companies have on members of Congress is calling on Congressional leaders in both major parties to reject donations from tech giants with a Tuesday letter. |
The "No Big Tech Money" campaign, which launched earlier this month with support from right- and left-leaning groups, asked lawmakers to pledge to reject donations from Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft executives and lobbyists. The pledge covers personal donations and those sent through party campaign arms and associated PACs. "As the leaders of the party caucuses and campaign arms in both Houses of Congress, taking the No Big Tech Money pledge is an important way you can help build momentum for reining in Big Tech's corrupting influence," the letter states, according to a copy exclusively shared with The Hill. "With the future of economic competition and America's democratic institutions on the line, it's more important than ever to reject Big Tech and advance the interests of small businesses and consumers," the letter continued. The letter was sent to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and the chairs of the committees for the Democratic and Republican campaign arms. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will block news content for users of the platforms in Canada, the company announced Tuesday. The block is in response to a new Canadian law, the Online News Act, that requires dominant tech companies, such as Meta and Google, to negotiate with and pay news organizations to distribute their content. "In order to comply with the Online News Act, we have begun the process of … |
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| The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced an investigation into investment firm BlackRock on Tuesday. In a Monday letter from committee Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) to BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink, the representatives alleged the investment firm is using its "unwitting" American customers' … |
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Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said he would consider a national TikTok ban if elected, amid bipartisan security concerns about the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. "I am inclined to not want TikTok in the United States," the Florida governor told The Wall Street Journal. "I think it's creating a security vulnerability for us. I think they are mining a lot of data." However, he emphasized he would stop short … |
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YouTube to expand TikTok rival feature Shorts |
YouTube will expand its features on its short video feature, Shorts, which rivals TikTok, including allowing livestreaming that will be recommended to users through Shorts, Mashable reported. |
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Amazon rolls out nationwide health clinics | E-commerce giant Amazon now has virtual clinics, which offer customers 24/7 access to third party heath-care providers through Amazon's website and app, in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., CNN reported. |
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Amazon adds video telemedicine visits nationwide to its virtual clinic |
Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the e-commerce giant pushes deeper into care delivery. Amazon said Tuesday that customers can visit its virtual clinic around the clock through Amazon's website or app. There, they can compare … |
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