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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Speaker Pelosi just suggested advertisers must use their “tremendous leverage” over social media platforms to force them to more aggressively police their websites, at a virtual event hosted by George Washington University. https://t.co/dJH51meTtd — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The EU has opened two antitrust investigations of Apple — one looking at rules surrounding in-app payments and the other looking at integration of Apple Pay in iOS devices: https://t.co/enOrhVbCeG https://t.co/nV3BZck070 https://t.co/lhWGgFeJhR — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Sure, the money itself can be corrosive. But the chase, the need for it is toxic, too. Stewart argues that lawmakers are in control of their own schedules. True to an extent. But the critique also overlooks a critical piece of the system he’s trying to lift the curtain on. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

As @ezraklein wrote at the time, "if you spend all your time raising money, you don't spend it learning policy or getting to know your colleagues or listening to your constituents.” https://t.co/G3CaNlN6d8 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Back in 2013, HuffPost got a hold of part of a slide deck presented to freshmen members of Congress. One of the slides depicted a “model” schedule. The 4 hours of “call time” is for fundraising. https://t.co/b1JSzyqSKc https://t.co/7tIyi3ZftQ — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Here, Jon Stewart unintentionally hits on another aspect of the money in politics problem he hammers at elsewhere in the interview. It’s not just that lawmakers “don’t have time” to hear about pressing issues, it’s that to them, time is literally money. https://t.co/JZgKwYyxfT https://t.co/OlkRwXucWg — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

T-Mobile says it’s making progress fixing the outage that’s affecting some of their customers (and those, apparently, of other networks attempting to reach T-Mobile customers) https://t.co/rGwmsU0vPF — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @zackwhittaker: I just heard back from Level 3, denying an outage. "We do not currently have an outage impacting cellular carriers," sa… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Both Verizon and AT&T tell me that the outages their customers may be experiencing right now likely have to do with T-Mobile’s outage, rather than any issue with Verizon or AT&T: https://t.co/1FTArmxfUY — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @gelles: CDC report on who is getting Covid-19: 33% Hispanic 22% Black 1.3% American Indian or Alaska Native "These findings suggest t… — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m so sorry this happened to you, @frankshyong https://t.co/36YXHMznbA https://t.co/z6mCwx18Z6 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@rachelmetz Now do anagrams! — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Holy crap where did the day go — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I imagine that this is what the “inappropriate” communications bit is referring to — from the USAO’s release: https://t.co/fFNT2nbnd9 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@MontyTayloe That can be arranged! — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

And here’s Ebay’s statement, which references an internal board investigation that found then-CEO Devin Wenig had some “inappropriate” communications (???) but did not know about or authorize what’s alleged in the complaint: https://t.co/KqdzWpRfXo https://t.co/9ogy8pU272 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Quite possibly the weirdest story I’ve seen all year https://t.co/TY1XGWuiiQ https://t.co/g4Hy5F5DZR — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Congressional Dems just wrote to FTC chair Joe Simons, warning him to steer clear of Trump’s social media executive order: "Any diversion of resources to advance the President’s political agenda would erode the independence of the FTC.” https://t.co/lyCvoAaf8y — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

But the letter goes on to note that stuff like timing and hearing format still need to be worked out, before “emphasizing" that other execs (i.e. not Bezos) are the ones who are running the business units under investigation. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The letter says: “We are committed to cooperating with your inquiry and will make the appropriate executive available to testify. This includes making Jeff Bezos available to testify at a hearing with the other CEOs this summer.” — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Jeff Bezos is willing to testify before House lawmakers who are probing the tech industry for potential antitrust violations, according to a letter sent by the company’s outside lawyer to congressional leaders and reviewed by CNN. (Shoutout to @dmccabe who had it first.) — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @Techmeme: As Microsoft and Amazon push for federal regulation of facial recognition, an overview of related local laws that have been p… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @AnthonyAdragna: I wondered if this was coming. Remember: Many floated Sen. John McCain as a replacement for Russell. https://t.co/wgZ2b… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

NEW: Facebook is pausing its merger integration with Giphy globally, after the UK announced an antitrust investigation into the deal today and Australia launched one earlier this week: https://t.co/yNeFIM3KiZ — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @donie: Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan say they are "deeply shaken and disgusted by President Trump’s divisive and incendia… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

UK officials have launched an antitrust investigation into Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy: https://t.co/aa8RN6SV5T — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

First it was IBM. Then Amazon. Now Microsoft says it won’t sell facial recognition to US police departments, at least for now: https://t.co/qrJzcpz64Z — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I still don’t see how the “we act like broadcasters!” argument helps Facebook, at all. It just invites the argument that Facebook should therefore be regulated by the FCC, just like broadcasters, which is pretty much what opponents of Section 230 are calling for. So…? — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Facebook’s response, in which the company again compares itself to traditional broadcast networks: https://t.co/Z4j61Vtauf https://t.co/4osrXsEILT — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Joe Biden is putting pressure on Facebook with an open letter accusing it of facilitating the spread of misinformation: https://t.co/wFZtfMRsUW https://t.co/7LcVZZogZx — PolitiTweet.org