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To my knowledge this is the first time anyone has publicly fingered the SVR specifically as the culprit. US officials have previously kept it vague, describing an advanced persistent threat actor "likely Russian in origin." — PolitiTweet.org

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Microsoft's Brad Smith says at this point there's "substantial evidence that points to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Agency" as the culprit "and we have found no evidence that leads us anywhere else." — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Rubio similarly takes a swipe at AWS, saying how "apparently they were too busy to discuss that with us today and I hope they'll reconsider that in the future." — PolitiTweet.org

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Oof. Sen Warner dings Amazon Web Services for declining to testify despite an invitation from the committee. — PolitiTweet.org

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This hearing is beginning shortly. Tune in live here: https://t.co/JO7FqiavNM — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @dnvolz: This new reporting from @nakashimae adds NASA and the FAA to the list of at least 9 federal agencies hacked by Russia. https://… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @Iyengarish: New: I wrote about the various ways in which the internet is fracturing around the world, and how Facebook's deal with Aust… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DamianCollins: You can read my comments here in response to the agreement reached between Facebook and the Australian government on com… — PolitiTweet.org

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As we speak, Tesla shares are down more than 11 percent. — PolitiTweet.org

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The CEO of SolarWinds is about to be grilled by US senators today, in the company's first public accounting to Congress of how a massive breach of government and corporate networks unfolded. Here's what you need to know: https://t.co/ptDIAOfWI4 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Reading coverage of the Australia-Facebook “agreement," it seems the main changes to the proposed law just give Facebook more time before having to strike publisher deals (time that it could use to force another “we’re banning news” crisis, perhaps?) https://t.co/jj1nVN9nq0 https://t.co/jOLsDMEIN7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Finally, Cicilline vowed to reintroduce legislation from last Congress that would permit news publishers to negotiate collectively against the tech industry, which he said would address the erosion of local journalism. — PolitiTweet.org

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He adds, without going into specifics, that the legislation may also seek to ban certain other corporate practices completely because breakups may not solve underlying business incentives. “There’s some behavior we need to be prepared to prohibit outright." — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

At an event held by @ILSR, Rep. David Cicilline says to expect new House legislation to rein in Big Tech “very soon” and that it will “absolutely” reflect calls for a Glass-Steagall for online platforms (basically banning Amazon from competing on its own e-commerce site). — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

House Oversight and House Homeland Security committees announce joint hearing this Friday on the SolarWinds breach, following Tuesday’s Senate Intel hearing on the same subject. https://t.co/N9EBvBBsUY — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @socialistdogmom: facebook is obviously working really hard to keep COVID disinformation in check https://t.co/Ozgv8TPtHg — PolitiTweet.org

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Wow, haha — I missed Valve’s scathing response to Apple’s attempt to pull it into the Epic Games lawsuit 🔥🔥🔥… https://t.co/8YB6DOBSWH — PolitiTweet.org

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And here’s what AFP’s @greglemarchand told me when I reached out for independent confirmation. https://t.co/3g8ARCywKc — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook’s statement: https://t.co/Brw837LlZM — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook and one of its fact-checking partners, AFP, have now told me that Facebook fact-checks in Australia won’t be interrupted by the new FB policy on news links. Referrals to fact-check articles will still work. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maustermuhle: Per, D.C. lobbyist registration records, earlier this month local lobbying/media relations shop DCI Group registered to r… — PolitiTweet.org

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@wongmjane @clubhouse 😢 — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Blumenthal sends letters to Facebook and Twitter about anti-vax campaigns targeting pregnant women on their platforms: https://t.co/FBoSCQYTra https://t.co/Xs4wDzADGK https://t.co/NkzFIIpSE0 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @blacktm: The journey for me started back in November of 2019 when I naively asked @RobinCarnahan, "So, why *can't* we offer this to sta… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Holy crap this is a huge deal — state and local gov’t can now benefit from the same single-sign on and authentication infrastructure used by the federal government and public-facing USG services. Big step forward for security and convenience. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Everyone please read this. I’ve been talking to misinformation experts, including those in Australia, and the common theme I keep hearing is that there is no clear hero or villain in this saga. Stop trying to create them! The world is messy and complicated. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I doubt Section 230 is relevant here at all. The plaintiff is targeting Twitter's own speech, not that of users. But also, Twitter never said anything about the plaintiff, who *outs himself* in the complaint. Twitter only ever referred to materials as "hacked" in passive voice. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@aapFactcheck Hi there — looking to get in touch with someone at your organization who could help out with a story. Thanks so much! — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Remarks by Ted Cruz outside his home this evening: https://t.co/tVK351uwr0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Maxine Waters just told @MattEganCNN she's "very interested" in proposals for a financial transaction tax following Thursday's $GME hearing. "I am interested. I am certainly looking at it," she says, adding that it's being actively discussed by lawmakers. — PolitiTweet.org