Ben Brody
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'Truth is losing the battle': FDA commissioner on grappling with a wave of health misinformation
The FDA is considering whether it needs to revamp guidance on how FDA-regulated manufacturers should deal with online misinformation about their products. → Read More
Business Leaders Ask Trump to Start Transition: Election Update
The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges the Trump administration to launch the formal transition to President-elect Joe Biden. → Read More
TikTok Looks Like a Dangerous Dance Move for Nadella’s Microsoft
Buying the video app’s U.S. operations would give the software giant a lift with consumers but risks unwelcome scrutiny. → Read More
Washington’s Knives Are Out for Big Tech’s Social Media Shield
Both Republicans and Democrats seek changes to section 230, a statute dating to 1996, that may limit immunity for companies on the internet. → Read More
What to Watch When Tech CEOs Go Before Congress: A Viewers’ Guide
The chief executive officers of Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Facebook Inc. are set to appear for their first collective questioning by lawmakers during a House hearing to be livestreamed on Wednesday. → Read More
Senators, Business and Labor Feel Their Way on Virus Liability
Congressional Republicans have made liability protection for employers a nonnegotiable demand in any new coronavirus stimulus, but Senator Lindsey Graham, an ally of President Donald Trump, says that regulators have a role to play in the workplace. → Read More
Trump’s Social Media Summit Brings Fringe Voices to White House
The White House is holding a social media summit on Thursday that’s short on social media companies and long on fringe conservative voices that back up President Donald Trump’s claims of being silenced online. → Read More
Washington's Inslee Says a 2020 Decision Could Come This Week
Washington Governor Jay Inslee said Sunday his decision about whether to join the growing field of Democrats vying to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020 could come “as soon as” this week. → Read More
Trump Talks Up Potential Progress With North Korea Before Summit
President Donald Trump emphasized the potential for progress with denuclearizing North Korea as he prepared to depart for Vietnam for a second meeting with Kim Jong Un, even as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said talks will take time and that a third summit may be necessary. → Read More
Bill De Blasio Slams Amazon’s ‘Abuse of Corporate Power’
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday slammed Amazon.com Inc.’s decision to pull out of a second headquarters in the city as “an example of an abuse of corporate power” that hurts working people. → Read More
Mystery Lobbyists Oppose Combination of T-Mobile With Sprint
It’s a Washington lobbying enigma wrapped in a mystery. → Read More
Facebook Faces U.S. Privacy Pact That Could Cost Billions
Facebook Inc. is in talks with U.S. regulators over alleged privacy violations that could force the social-media giant to pay billions of dollars in a record-breaking settlement, according to two people familiar with the matter. → Read More
Trump Insults Key House Democrat Schiff With Potty Humor Tweet
President Donald Trump insulted Democratic Representative Adam Schiff of California with a tweet that misspelled the Intelligence Committee member’s name in a way that suggests a scatological reference. → Read More
Tim Cook, Jamie Dimon Among CEOs Fearing ‘Harm’ From Trump Immigration Policy
Dozens of top U.S. business leaders including Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie Dimon and Pepsico Inc.’s Indra Nooyi signed a letter expressing “serious concerns” about the Trump administration’s immigration policy changes and their potential to undermine economic growth. → Read More
Facebook, Twitter, Google Executives to Testify Before Senate
Senior executives from Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Twitter Inc. will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Sept. 5 to discuss their efforts to prevent Russian meddling in November elections. → Read More
Giuliani Says Witnesses Contradict Cohen Story on Russia Meeting
Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said the president did not know beforehand about a 2016 meeting between his campaign and Russians, as the president’s former attorney is reportedly ready to tell prosecutors. → Read More
Blackstone Spars With Songwriters, Streamers Over Music Payments
Music industry lobbyists, including some backed by the private equity giant Blackstone Group LP, are battling over a bill to overhaul music copyrights and could scuttle a measure that seemed certain to pass weeks ago. → Read More
Trump Criticizes Twitter for `Shadow Banning' Some Republicans
President Donald Trump waded into the controversy surrounding Twitter Inc.’s so-called shadow banning of some Republicans, which has been accused of limiting their visibility in search results on the social media giant’s platform. → Read More
Facebook Sets Lobbying Record Amid Cambridge Analytica Fallout
Facebook Inc. set a company record for lobbying spending in the second quarter, the period during which Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress and the social media giant faced ongoing fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. → Read More
FTC Chair Says Commission ‘Very Interested’ in EU's Google Fine
The chairman of U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that the agency is "very interested" in learning more about the European Union’s record fine of Google. → Read More