Political strategists aren’t throwing away TikTok, even after their election candidates try to force its sale on national security grounds. By Lauren Feiner, a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She
Author: Lauren Feiner
TikTok ‘ban’ passes in the House again, moving to the Senate in foreign aid package
/ Yet another divest-or-ban bill has passed the House, this time as part of a foreign aid package that may force the Senate to vote on TikTok. By Lauren Feiner, a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection
Meta asks court to dismiss FTC’s monopoly claims
/ After ‘extensive discovery,’ Meta’s motion for summary judgment claims the company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp didn’t harm consumers. By Lauren Feiner, the senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She
Algorithms can aid price collusion, even if no humans actually talk to each other, US enforcers say
/ The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest in a case alleging Atlantic City hotels colluded on prices through their use of a common algorithm. By Lauren Feiner, the senior policy reporter at The
‘Even stronger’ than imagined: DOJ’s sweeping Apple lawsuit draws expert praise
/ The antitrust suit against Apple is a strong start to an uphill battle to prove the company has an illegal monopoly. By Lauren Feiner, the senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol
New bill would let defendants inspect algorithms used against them in court
/ The Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act would allow defendants to access the source code of software used to analyze evidence in their criminal proceedings. By Lauren Feiner, the senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon
Kids Online Safety Act gains enough supporters to pass the Senate
/ Leading LGBTQ+ groups dropped their opposition after the bill’s authors made changes. By Lauren Feiner, the senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at