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Dozens of cardboard cutouts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are seen during an Avaaz.org protest outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
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POLITICS
Why Artists And Progressive Muslim And Jewish Activists Want To Break Up Facebook
By Paul Blumenthal
A new coalition is calling for antitrust regulators to take on the social media giant.
Rohit Chopra, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. The FTC, which investigates mergers and consumer-protection cases, has been operating with three empty seats on its five-member commission. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
New Federal Regulator Takes Aim At Facebook
By Zach Carter
Rohit Chopra, a Trump appointee to the Federal Trade Commission, took a not-so-subtle jab at the tech giant.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens at his joint press conference with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 27, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May) (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Corruption Is Bad
By Zach Carter
A new proposal would actually do something about it.
The logo of social networking site Facebook is reflected on the screen of a smartphone resting on a laptop keyboard. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Federal Trade Commission Begins Investigating Facebook
By Ryan Grenoble
The probe was sparked by revelations that Cambridge Analytica misused Facebook user data.
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., demonstrates an Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset and Oculus Touch controllers as the gives a demonstration during the Oculus Connect 3 event in San Jose, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Facebook Inc. is working on a new virtual reality product that is more advanced than its Samsung Gear VR, but doesn't require connection to a personal computer, like the Oculus Rift does. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Mark Zuckerberg Is Literally Asking Congress To Regulate Facebook
By Paul Blumenthal and Arthur Delaney
He once promised to move fast and break things. Now will Congress step in to fix his mess?
(L-R) FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioners Mignon Clyburn, Jessica Rosenworcel, Ajit Pai, andr Mike O'Rielly testify before the House Communications and Technology panel on Capitol Hill in Washington December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS TELECOMS)
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POLITICS
These Are The Women Who Tried To Save Net Neutrality
By Lydia O'Connor
Their statements ahead of the FCC vote boldly argue against what they say will be a disaster for the American people.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a protest in front of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters on November 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. Sen. Warren is demanding that Mick Mulvaney step aside and let acting CFPB director Leandra English do her job. President Trump named Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney to replace outgoing CFPB Director Richard Cordray. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Elizabeth Warren’s 3 Steps To Cut Corporate Power With Laws Already On The Books
By Paul Blumenthal
The senator said the government has the tools to tackle monopolies. It just needs to use them.
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HEALTHY LIVING
7 Ways To Save Money When You Die
By Ann Brenoff
Do you have any idea how much a funeral can cost?
BUSINESS
You've Been Warned! Don't Fall For These Summer Scams
By Christopher Elliott, Contributor
Author, How to Be the World's Smartest Traveler (and Save Time...
The only reason they keep coming back is that people keep falling for them.
Rohit Chopra, student loan ombudsman for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), listens during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on student loans in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Education debt is increasing as students and parents depend on loans to fund college and graduate school amid escalating costs. Rising default rates show they are also struggling to repay. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Schumer Pushes FTC Nominee, Signaling Aggressive Approach To Corporate Power
By Zach Carter and Sam Stein
Rohit Chopra is one of the toughest consumer advocates in Washington.
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PARENTS
Amazon Could Refund More Than $70 Million Worth Of Kids' In-App Purchases
By Taylor Pittman
If parents didn't OK these charges, they might be in luck.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks with the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
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POLITICS
Senate Republicans Vote To Overturn Internet Privacy Protections
By David Shepardson, Reuters
The vote was a victory for internet providers such as AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Inc, which had strongly opposed the rules.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his last press conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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POLITICS
U.S. Senate Votes To Overturn Obama Broadband Privacy Rules
McConnell claims the bill overturns regulation that “makes the internet an uneven playing field."
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses while speaking during a joint session of Congress in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Trump will press Congress to carry out his priorities for replacing Obamacare, jump-starting the economy and bolstering the nation's defenses in an address eagerly awaited by lawmakers, investors and the public who want greater clarity on his policy agenda. Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via Bloomberg
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POLITICS
Trump Administration Sets Off Alarm Bells By Pulling Nominees To Regulatory Commissions
By Sam Stein and Ryan Grim
The deconstruction of the administrative state is underway. But expect Senate Republicans to push back.
POLITICS
The Truth About Lying in Political Advertising
By Jack Myers, Contributor
Chairman & Media Ecologist, MyersBizNet
We have become a society that considers truth to be an obstacle in the path of our opinions, no matter how misguided or dangerous
TECH
Staying safe in the wild world of third-party app stores
By Sally Greenberg, Contributor
Executive Director of the National Consumers League
Pokémon Go was the smash hit of the summer, with more than 500 million players using their smartphones to chase Pokémon across
BUSINESS
FTC May Make it Easier for Used Car Dealers to Sell Recalled Cars
By Joanne Doroshow, Contributor
Executive Director, Center for Justice & Democracy at New York...
Indeed, GM's years-long cover-up of its lethal ignition switch defect is one of the most sordid chapters in auto safety history
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