Big Tech Regulations News Today

The European Commission proposed the Data Act last year to cover data generated in smart gadgets, machinery and consumer products, part of a raft of legislation aimed at curbing the power of US tech giants.

A lot of control over the internet. one load of caution i would say, coming up on 5-year-old and the entire of axios i have been sitting on msnbc and a lot of disagreements on big tech regulations. we have not seen anything yet. dont hold your breath. members are getting it done before the august recess. >> we appreciate that word of caution with these predictions, nick. >> i also see over your shoulder there, happy birthday month. let me add mine. nicholas johnson, thank you for getting up with...

The European Union agreed to sweeping privacy regulations aimed at breaking up big tech's chokehold on users.

Local government should lead on regulating tech companies. The law restricts how big tech companies collect and share private information.

Australia woke up to a unilaterally imposed news blackout on Facebook last week that raises important policy questions about democracy, corporate power and access to information. The backdrop is a proposed law in Australia that seeks to force Big Tech platforms to pay publishers for news content.

Neutrality, facial recognition. and so these battles that would normally happen in d.c. and that were expected to be taking place over the next few months have shifted and the states are kind of taking them upon themselves to decide some of these big tech regulations as we head into 2020. >> lets go back to the topic of impeachment here for a second, because obviously as weve been saying throughout the show the senate is now going to be on a two-week recess, but the whole impeachment process now...

The uncertainty of how effective they are. theres a lot of discussion and research about how they dont do a good enough job recognizing african-americans compared to white faces that needs regulation. >> lets stick to the big tech because the white house is hosting a social media summit on thursday. apparently, twitter and facebook arent going to be there, which raises the question who will? i guess myspace. im not sure how you have a social media summit without the two big companies. what more ...