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Commentary In a land of 330 million people, 280 million Americans own a smartphone. Not surprisingly, smartphones are by ...

The draft telecom bill must not be enacted in its current form. State control of communication tools by default is a faulty basis for app licensing. It would also stifle innovation and freedom

Services say new rules threaten users’ privacy and are like those imposed in Russia and China

Google said it will also increase its engagement with industry stakeholders (including publishers, advertisers and ad tech providers) by providing a systematic feedback process to take on board reasonable views and suggestions.

Antitrust. some of the enforcement there. big tech and silicon valley. the power that is harbored there. they are gobbling up a lot of their competitors. youve got facebook and google that are claiming to only be platforms for their users. but they are also getting into the content business. that is why facebook bought instagram and google bought youtube. so their tentacles are spreading. theyre moving away from a platform into that content, into artificial intelligence. their market dominance i...

Rumored replacements, kevin mccarthy and steve scalise. now, the president is wishing paul ryan well, but he has not yet said who he would like to see as the next speaker of the house. david? >> well stay tuned for that. mary bruce, as always, thank you. also on capitol hill tonight, members of congress turning up the heat on facebooks mark zuckerberg in his second day of testimony, challenging him today on the companys handling of the cambridge analytica scandal. the alleged misuse of some 87...

Certain states. >> reporter: again and again he was pressed over whether facebook protects its users privacy. >> mr. zuckerberg, would you be comfortable sharing with us the name of the hotel you stayed in last night? >> um -- ah -- no. >> i think that may be what this is all about. your right to privacy. >> reporter: on russian interference in the election, he admits they were slow to respond. nearly 146 million users were exposed to ads planted by russian groups. >> this is an arms race. theyr...