Ryan Lovelace
The Washington Times
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Senate committee advances bill to change tech companies’ interaction with kids
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced legislation on Wednesday to crack down on Big Tech companies’ interaction with kids and provide parents with tools to make decisions about their children’s digital use. → Read More
9th Circuit dismisses Twitter lawsuit against Texas over Trump ban
A federal appeals court has dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which accused him of retaliating for the social media platform’s ban of former President Donald Trump. → Read More
YouTube admits mistake in removing video of Darrell Issa criticizing Russian vaccines
YouTube said it was wrong to take down a video of a speech by Rep. Darrell Issa in which he disparaged Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine program. → Read More
YouTube admits mistake in removing video of Darell Issa criticizing Russian vaccines
YouTube said it was wrong to take down a video of a speech by Rep. Darrell Issa in which he disparaged Russia's vaccine program. → Read More
Bipartisan legislation tackles tech companies’ algorithms that select what info to display
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers wants to force tech companies to give users options for algorithms -- the formulas that determine what information reaches users and the order in which data such as Google search results are presented. → Read More
Cotton, Klobuchar propose antitrust bill to block tech mergers, acquisitions
A proposal to prevent large technology companies like Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook from acquiring competitors has gained bipartisan support in the Senate. → Read More
Ukraine accuses Russia of 5,000-plus cyberattacks as Biden pushed Russia for aid
The Security Service of Ukraine is accusing Russia of conducting more than 5,000 cyberattacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure and government entities since 2014. → Read More
Biden administration teams up with Big Tech to fend off cyberattacks
The Biden administration is working aggressively to enlist tech companies to help fight hackers and ransomware attackers, saying a cybersecurity public-private partnership is the best way to protect America’s critical infrastructure. → Read More
Biden officials say it’s too soon to tell if Russia policy is thwarting cyberattackers
The Biden administration said Wednesday that it's too soon to tell if the policy toward Moscow has succeeded in reigning in cyberattacks emanating from Russia. → Read More
Commerce Department adds NSO Group to blacklist on spyware tools
The Biden administration on Wednesday added Israeli tech and spyware firm NSO Group to the Commerce Department’s Entity List, a blacklist of foreign people and enterprises facing restrictions on their business in the U.S. because of national security concerns. → Read More
Nikki Haley chastises conservatives ‘who should know better’ about socialism
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is taking aim at conservatives who are comfortable with increased government intervention in the economy, striking a contrast with other Republicans eyeing higher office. → Read More
Federal cyber agency: ‘No specific, credible threat to election infrastructure’ on Tuesday
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said there is “no specific, credible threat to election infrastructure” as voters head to the polls across the country on Tuesday. → Read More
NRA’s cyber problems multiplying in face of alleged hack
The National Rifle Association is facing a growing cyber headache caused by attackers who claim to have stolen data and by people manipulating social media to boost the bad news. → Read More
Zuckerberg announces plans to make alternate reality ‘mainstream’ in five to ten years
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that his alternate virtual reality for everyone to live in will come together within the next five to ten years. → Read More
Ransomware gang claims it hit the National Rifle Association
A ransomware gang with suspected connections to Russia claimed on Wednesday that it attacked the National Rifle Association. → Read More
SolarWinds executive says large companies privately tell him they faced nation-backed hackers
A top executive for SolarWinds, whose breach by hackers compromised federal networks, says he knows of large companies that have quietly gone toe-to-toe with nation-directed hackers like the ones who hit his company. → Read More
Senators accuse Snapchat, TikTok of fostering dangerous behavior, hate, anxiety on their platforms
Facebook is no longer the only social media company in Congress' crosshairs for potentially causing harm to America's children. Executives from Snapchat and TikTok made their first appearance before Congress on Tuesday, entering a new stage in the threatened crackdown on tech from lawmakers. → Read More
Ted Cruz clashes with TikTok exec over Chinese espionage, propaganda allegations
Sen. Ted Cruz sparred with a TikTok executive on Tuesday over whether the video-sharing platform’s fine print gives the Chinese Communist Party access to Americans’ data. → Read More
Senator’s staff poses as a teen on Snapchat, gets lewd content, invite to ‘sexualized video game’
Sen. Mike Lee said Tuesday that his staffers created a Snapchat account posing as a young teenager in order to look into potential hazards facing minors who use social media. They were quickly inundated with sexually charged content. → Read More
Ransomware gangs hit by cyber pros in private sector, American agencies
Ransomware gangs are beginning to suffer body blows from cybersecurity professionals working for the private sector and federal agencies. → Read More