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FILE – This combination of photos shows logos for social media platforms Facebook and Twitter. Facebook and Twitter moved quickly this week to limit the spread of a disputed tabloid story promising new twists in the saga of Joe Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. President Donald Trump’s campaign quickly seized on the story in the New York Post — but the report raised more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of an email at the center of the story. Wednesday morning Oct. 14, 2020, hours after the story’s publication, a Facebook spokesman tweeted that the company was limiting its distribution on the platform.(AP Photo/File)

Facebook, Twitter CEOs ordered to testify by Republican senators

October 22, 2020 at 10:25 a.m.

The GOP push against Facebook and Twitter accelerated Thursday after Republican senators threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship...

Justice Department to file landmark antitrust case against Google

October 20, 2020 at 7:31 a.m.

The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers, a person familiar...

This combination of 2019-2020 photos shows Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, the four Big Tech leaders will answer for their companies’ practices before Congress at a hearing by the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Evan Vucci, Jeff Chiu, Jens Meyer)

4 Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition

July 29, 2020 at 11:10 a.m.

Four Big Tech CEOs 鈥� Facebook鈥檚 Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon鈥檚 Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple 鈥� are set to answer for their companies鈥� practices before...

Audit: U.S. sent $1.4B in coronavirus relief payments to dead people

June 25, 2020 at 10:51 a.m.

Nearly 1.1 million coronavirus relief payments totaling some $1.4 billion went to dead people, a government watchdog reported Thursday.

Administration seeking rollbacks on tech company protections

June 17, 2020 at 12:27 p.m.

The Justice Department is proposing that Congress roll back legal protections for online platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter that generally could not be held legally responsible for what...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before ...

Zuckerberg defends Facebook鈥檚 currency plans before Congress

October 23, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of prickly questioning from lawmakers Wednesday as he defended the company's new globally ambitious project to create a digital currency while also dealing with...

Justice Department OKs T-Mobile鈥檚 $26.5B Sprint deal

July 26, 2019 at 10:54 a.m.

U.S. regulators are approving T-Mobile's $26.5 billion takeover of rival Sprint, despite fears of higher prices and job cuts.

FILE – In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at F8, Facebook’s developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. Federal regulators are fining Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding Zuckerberg personally responsible in a limited fashion. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps

July 24, 2019 at 7:01 a.m.

Federal regulators have fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally responsible...

House chairman asks IRS for 6 years of Trump’s tax returns

April 3, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

A House committee chairman on Wednesday formally asked the IRS to provide six years of President Donald Trump's personal tax returns and the returns for some of his businesses as...

FAA defends its reliance on aircraft makers to certify jets

March 27, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

Under fire from lawmakers on Capitol Hill over the two deadly Boeing crashes, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday defended the agency's practice of relying on aircraft...

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