Brian Fung | @[email protected]

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The committee approves the non-discrimination bill at just after 5 a.m. And the committee is in recess until 11 a.m. when it will consider the final bill, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The committee has saved the most hot-button bills for last. Lawmakers are currently debating the American Choice and Innovation Online Act, Rep. Cicilline's non-discrimination bill. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

If you're still following along, by this point the committee has successfully reported out four of six bills on the agenda, including most recently the ACCESS Act (concerning interoperability) and the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act (which tightens merger requirements). — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Aaaand the ACCESS Act has been voted out of committee. — PolitiTweet.org

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Why am I even watching this still — PolitiTweet.org

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@leah_nylen @dibartz Or maybe it’s a rodeo of the greats — a G.O.A.T. rodeo, if you will — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @TonyaJoRiley: Deleting my last tweet. I misunderstood Rick Scott's statement. He IS holding the Easterly nom until Biden admin goes to… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @TonyaJoRiley: Here we go: vote on Jen Easterly's nomination as CISA director — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Hey, fun, this happened while I was away: https://t.co/Y85e6PEZ5H — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The first of six bills under consideration, a bill to update merger filing fees and give the antitrust agencies more resources, has been approved out of the committee, 29-12. Next up is a bill limiting how state antitrust lawsuits may be shifted to other courts. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @JohnHendel: House Democratic appropriators are proposing to boost the FY 2022 funding for the FCC and FTC by many millions of dollars e… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @claresduffy: The suite of proposed bills that House lawmakers are aiming to advance today could change the internet as we know it. @b_f… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

We've had two amendments thus far proposing to limit how the FTC and DOJ can spend the millions of extra dollars they're being given under the proposed bills. One, which was rejected, would have prevented the agencies from using the money to promote critical race theory. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@dibartz You just reminded me -- I'm out! [scurries away] — PolitiTweet.org

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Big day for tech today, as House lawmakers attempt to advance a package of bills out of committee that aim to curb the dominance of large Silicon Valley platforms like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. Things kick off here at 10 ET: https://t.co/zZpDl35kdE — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

So in the not-too-distant future, I expect we’ll see gig-economy platforms start to offer more incentives to business users or announce bulk usage deals with companies who want to outsource their transportation / housing / catering needs. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Pretty much the only time I use ride-hailing these days is for work-related transportation. That makes me more of a price-insensitive consumer than somebody looking to save a few minutes getting home from the bar. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Been thinking more about the disappearance of the “cheap” Uber / Lyft / Lime / Airbnb as contemplated here. https://t.co/XXn1YcGohs My hunch is that as these services get more expensive, you’ll see them start to chase business users and enterprise customers more. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @kellymakena: Rosenworcel on raising the 25/3 mbps broadband standard just now: "I believe those need to be higher, but we will have to… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The vote kicks off a much longer process at the FCC to decide whether to move forward with this proposal, and it expands on earlier efforts to stop federal subsidies from being spent on these companies' technology. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

NEW: The FCC has just voted to consider whether to use its equipment authorization process — which determines what wireless devices can be marketed in the US — to further restrict the ability of Huawei, ZTE and other allegedly untrustworthy tech companies to sell in the US. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Congress has tried and failed for years to pass a federal breach notification requirement. But the recent flurry of high-profile ransomware attacks may change that. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The draft bill establishes CISA as the central recipient of breach notifications, and includes liability protections for companies that submit reports in accordance with the legislation. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

NEW: Sens. Warner, Rubio and Collins are circulating discussion drafts of a bill that would require federal agencies, contractors and critical infrastructure entities to report cybersecurity breaches within 24 hours, in a renewed effort to craft a single national standard. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Republicans on @HouseCommerce plan to press Silicon Valley harder on its dealings with China and Chinese-linked businesses, per an internal memo. App approvals, counterfeit sales on digital marketplaces and transfer of US data to China are all key topics lawmakers will raise. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler says the package of tech-focused antitrust bills introduced on Friday will get a markup as soon as next week. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

If you haven't read it, here is the paper Khan wrote for Yale Law Journal about Amazon that started it all: https://t.co/h3BcSrV0G2 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Khan's designation as FTC chair signals the Biden administration's support for an aggressive antitrust agenda, as Khan has advocated for stronger enforcement across the board (but particularly with Big Tech). — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

And now here comes the FTC's official announcement: https://t.co/tF1NvoVG0R https://t.co/wnEWgJHMGZ — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

A White House spokesperson confirms Lina Khan has been named FTC chair. — PolitiTweet.org