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Google is trying to blunt Microsoft's line of attack in today's upcoming House antitrust hearing on Big Tech's impact on news publishing — accusing Microsoft of "self-serving claims" and trying to deflect from cybersecurity woes: https://t.co/98uMbLgYGH — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanobles: NEW: Senate Budget Committee Chairman @BernieSanders has invited Amazon founder @JeffBezos to testify before his committee n… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sleepy nugget forcing me to put the “stand” in “standing desk” today https://t.co/Uhk1vALnuQ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: NEW: President Biden will sign the $1.9 trillion Covid Relief Plan this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in the Oval Office — PolitiTweet.org

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(The hearing has wrapped.) — PolitiTweet.org

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... he tries to make the nuanced point that while there's technically nothing in the law preventing agencies from trying to bring such a case, he stops short of saying that the case would actually succeed. Lee chooses to read that as an endorsement of his interpretation. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Lee is again trying to get support for the idea that claims of tech partisan bias could be grounds for antitrust action. He turns to antitrust attorney Jan Rybnicek for help. Rybnicek says he's "sympathetic" but.... — PolitiTweet.org

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So close. Just $73,750 off from the perfect number. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kellymakena: @HawleyMO's line of questioning seems to be moving in favor of what the House Democrats have proposed; a Glass-Steagall fo… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Hawley seems interested in a flat ban on mega-mergers by dominant companies, generally. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reading between the lines, I think this raises the risk of government scrutiny for companies like Expedia and https://t.co/gkmzVhkQWi, as well as Ticketmaster-Live Nation, which Klobuchar has previously scrutinized. — PolitiTweet.org

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@wash_williams Yes, probably. As you may recall, in 2019 she and Sen. Blumenthal sent a letter to DOJ asking for an investigation into Ticketmaster-Live Nation over high ticketing fees. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ceciliakang: The hearing has begun and Consumer Reports senior policy counsel, notes that they - the org for consumers - care a lot abo… — PolitiTweet.org

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@dibartz To be fair, duct tape and band-aids are incredibly useful — PolitiTweet.org

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Klobuchar signals she'll also look into online travel booking and the live-event industry. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Senate antitrust panel's hearing on "the case for antitrust reform" is getting underway. Watch live here: https://t.co/HHzkWzPAV4 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeremyherb: New: Lawmakers have sought clarity from US Capitol Police and DoD as to why the deployment of Guard troops was extended thr… — PolitiTweet.org

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Parler released a statement this morning on its talks with Apple, saying it "expects and hopes to keep working with Apple to return to the App Store” without directly confirming the reports about Apple having rejected the app’s request to be reinstated. — PolitiTweet.org

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For now, Klobuchar hasn’t asked any Big Tech CEOs to testify, saying those hearings tend more toward theater than substance. But she didn’t rule it out—and she’s aware @SusanWojcicki recently expressed willingness to testify in Congress, if asked. "We’re looking at everything." — PolitiTweet.org

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Klobuchar is set to chair the subcommittee’s first hearing of the new Congress tomorrow, where she’ll start building momentum for her bill seeking to update the antitrust laws. “We’ll go through industry by industry what’s happened,” she says. — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Sen. Amy Klobuchar plans to hold multiple tech-related antitrust subcommittee hearings, including standalone hearings on app store policies and news publishing, she tells me. Other hearings will also cover consolidation in agriculture, cable, transportation, she says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just had sudden flashbacks to Uber and "God View." Remember that? — PolitiTweet.org

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After investigating further, Okta tells me that five Verkada cameras monitoring Okta's office entrances were compromised. The cameras were not connected to Okta’s production or company networks and there’s no evidence anyone viewed the livestreams, Okta says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Also, this year’s new press badges are the color of orange sherbet — PolitiTweet.org

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Weirdly beautiful day at the Capitol today https://t.co/pueWhphyhZ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mtgreenee: Thank you, Clint and Mary! https://t.co/S4wiKWa2WI — PolitiTweet.org

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Just in: Facebook filed a motion to dismiss the FTC’s antitrust suit. Here’s the supporting memorandum with FB’s argument: https://t.co/jTjRfj5lnN https://t.co/fB5GRt9JKi — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nmeyersohn: New: Independent grocery stores say they're being shut out of key products that large chains like Walmart and Amazon are re… — PolitiTweet.org

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@digiphile Alex. — PolitiTweet.org

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Russia's FCC is reportedly slowing down access to Twitter, alleging that the platform hasn't done enough to combat child porn and drug-use content: https://t.co/CnYYqRxlOk — PolitiTweet.org