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Witnesses include Public Knowledge’s Gene Kimmelman; David Chavern, president of the News Media Alliance; and Sally Hubbard, director of enforcement strategy at the Open Markets Institute. — PolitiTweet.org

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New: The House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into big tech companies will begin with a public hearing next week on Silicon Valley’s impact on local journalism, according to a Democratic aide. The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. on June 11. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s more: https://t.co/acJRhVvz18 — PolitiTweet.org

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The probe could cover everything from consumer privacy to advertising to e-commerce, touching on key features of the biggest tech platforms in the industry. — PolitiTweet.org

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The investigation is being led by the panel’s antitrust subcommittee, chaired by Rep. David Cicilline. He says he hopes the companies will come willingly but will use Judiciary’s subpoena power if necessary. — PolitiTweet.org

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New: The House Judiciary committee is launching a wide-ranging antitrust investigation into the tech industry, covering Facebook, Google, Amazon and others. Depositions, subpoenas, the whole nine yards. — PolitiTweet.org

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DOJ’s official response: “All of the law enforcement decisions by the Antitrust Division are based on the facts and the law, and free from any improper political influence. The T-Mobile/Sprint transaction is reviewed in this manner, just like any other transaction.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Sens. Booker, Klobuchar and Warren have written to DOJ asking if the White House has tried to ask about or influence the Sprint/T-Mobile merger review, Klobuchar’s office says, and that Sens. Blumenthal, Markey and Udall also signed. Here’s part of the letter: https://t.co/A4pH3mNt6L — PolitiTweet.org

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The Justice Department is laying the foundation for a potential antitrust investigation into Google, three people familiar with the matter tell CNN: https://t.co/54XpokwTSr — PolitiTweet.org

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@ceciliakang Also whiplash — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianmcarney @suehalpernVT @RivadaNetworks That’d be great — are you going to be in DC anytime soon? Let’s get coffee! — PolitiTweet.org

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@aedwardslevy If anyone has the gall to answer “R,” I will be amazed — PolitiTweet.org

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@HankHultquist Oh. Duh. But then to what extent would this conflict (or dovetail with) CDA 230? — PolitiTweet.org

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I’d be curious to know how this proposal could be enforced against anonymous creators of fake content. Or people who are simply reposting other people’s fake content. — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking all across the nation’s capital: A sweat https://t.co/5SbmfXwbWT — PolitiTweet.org

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Mueller says “the report is my testimony” and that any appearance before Congress would not result in the disclosure of anything new or different. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mueller says he is resigning, closing down his office and returning to private life. — PolitiTweet.org

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@TonyRomm 😢 — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s a deep look by @suehalpernVT at Rivada, the company represented in Washington by Karl Rove that wants to profit by snagging a big chunk of Pentagon-controlled airwaves and reselling it to wireless carriers: https://t.co/o4UKawMcSG — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoeBeOne @ModernPrivacy @joejerome Also, if GDPR’s costs are borne disproportionately by small biz, then increasing the volume of these data requests could end up inflicting even more pain on those least prepared to handle it. I guess that’s one way to make a point, but at whose expense — and will it even work? — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoeBeOne @ModernPrivacy @joejerome It even says so at the bottom of the page! My question (though probably a dumb one) is whether this tool could have unintended effects for the user, like if it’ll lead to legal tussles with the target company. — PolitiTweet.org

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@TonyRomm Wait, but why now after two years? — PolitiTweet.org

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I gotta hop off the stream for a phone call but if you want to watch for yourself, here’s the link: https://t.co/MShVLzBz1w — PolitiTweet.org

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Singapore’s Edwin Tong just spent a few minutes grilling Facebook on what it knew ahead of the Easter Sri Lanka bombing. FB’s Potts says the company wasn’t aware of content from last fall appearing to foreshadow the events of April. Tong said local Muslim leaders had flagged it. — PolitiTweet.org

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This got much less boring very, very quickly. — PolitiTweet.org

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This gives you a sense of the tension. Canadian MP Charlie Angus asks of Facebook: “I don’t ever know of anybody who has decided to ignore a summons. Surely to god they must have something really pressing… [Zuckerberg’s] willingness to talk to legislators — was that a joke??" — PolitiTweet.org

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Even without Zuckerberg and Sandberg, the first 10 minutes of this hearing already seem far more substantive and engaging than pretty much any of the tech hearings held by Congress to date in the U.S. — PolitiTweet.org

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Damian Collins, the MP, says letting the video stay up “sets a very dangerous precedent” but Facebook’s Neil Potts says the question is whether Facebook has informed the public the video is fake. “Yes we have,” Potts says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Conservative British MP is really going after Facebook for “giving a green light” for anybody to make fake videos about any politician. — PolitiTweet.org

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First question to Facebook is about why it isn’t taking the Pelosi video down! — PolitiTweet.org