Politics exclusive By Steven Nelson Published April 9, 2024, 3:59 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan invited three former Biden White House officials to appear at a May 1 public hearing to discuss their pressure on companies to censor online content — as the Supreme Court considers whether the administration violated …
Armed with about $49 billion that Congress appropriated in 2021, a normally inconspicuous Commerce Department agency is tackling an ambitious goal of giving all Americans access to high-speed internet. At a recent congressional hearing, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey, the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the National Telecommunications and Information Administration “may …
Politics By Jon Levine Published March 2, 2024, 12:01 p.m. ET House Republicans are demanding documents from Google in an effort to learn what involvement the US government had in influencing the company’s woke artificial intelligence program, Gemini. On Saturday, the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Alphabet, the parent company of Google and …
More than 20 million low-income households are at risk of being priced out of internet access unless Congress can reach agreement on funding for a program that provides internet service discounts. Supporters of the Affordable Connectivity Program are pressing for passage of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to keep it afloat past April, when funding is expected to run …
Are you a furry in North Carolina with a proclivity for adult content? You may not be able to access one of your favorite websites anymore. Before the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Eve, the internet’s most popular furry website pulled access for its North Carolina users over a new state law. That’s right: …