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Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit targeting Alphabet’s ad tech business over concerns of market dominance. The forthcoming lawsuit comes as Google’s market share in the ad tech industry shrinks and as economic headwinds batter the tech and advertising industries. “Google’s online ad market share is now at an all time low, and… Continue reading Amid Online Ad Downturn, DOJ Files Antitrust Case Against Google

A group of seven industry and civil society organizations today filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Gonzalez v. Google, urging the Court to side with Google and uphold Section 230’s existing protection of algorithmic content moderation. The brief argues that content moderation is an editorial function, guaranteed by the… Continue reading Seven Organizations Urge Court Not To Gut Section 230 in Gonzalez v. Google

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives moved to pass a resolution creating the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. The new committee comes as the U.S. tech industry faces an economic slowdown and runs the risk of falling behind China in building advanced technologies from autonomous… Continue reading New China Competition Committee Could
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This week, a new California law goes into effect prohibiting automakers from “deceptively naming, referring to, or marketing” a car as self-driving if it’s only equipped with partial automation features. The law, sponsored by Democratic State Senator Lena Gonzalez of Long Beach, takes aim at Tesla, which describes its vehicle software as Full Self-Driving, despite… Continue reading California Bans Unsafe Tesla “Full Self-Driving” Marketing

Congressional leaders have released the text of omnibus legislation slated to receive a vote in the Senate and House later this month. The legislation contains popular tech priorities like the INFORM Consumers Act, a bipartisan bill to verify the identity of online sellers, as well as raising merger filing fees and a ban on TikTok… Continue reading Omnibus Includes INFORM Act, Other Popular Tech Policies