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Tony Romm

Tony Romm

Senior Editor, Policy and Politics

    Latest articles by Tony Romm

    Technology
    Facebook is taking a stricter stance on political advertising ahead of its testimony to the U.S. Congress next weekFacebook is taking a stricter stance on political advertising ahead of its testimony to the U.S. Congress next week
    Technology

    But the new policy may not affect the kind of ads run by Russian trolls during the 2016 presidential election.

    By Tony Romm and Kurt Wagner
    Technology
    Facebook, Google and Twitter might face yet another grilling by U.S. lawmakers angry about their algorithmsFacebook, Google and Twitter might face yet another grilling by U.S. lawmakers angry about their algorithms
    Technology

    A powerful House committee wants to explore tech platforms, though it hasn’t secured witnesses.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Twitter has banned two Russia-backed media organizations from advertising on its siteTwitter has banned two Russia-backed media organizations from advertising on its site
    Technology

    But they can still keep tweeting.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    A new Trump policy could let Amazon and Google test more drones in U.S. citiesA new Trump policy could let Amazon and Google test more drones in U.S. cities
    Technology

    The White House wants cities and towns to partner with drone makers on new pilot projects.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Tech companies and U.S. lawmakers are clashing over the need for new regulations targeting political adsTech companies and U.S. lawmakers are clashing over the need for new regulations targeting political ads
    Technology

    A group representing Facebook, Google and Twitter tries to ward off regulation as the Russia probe intensifies.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Facebook and Google are spending big money to lobby on Russia, sex trafficking and immigrationFacebook and Google are spending big money to lobby on Russia, sex trafficking and immigration
    Technology

    Along with Apple and Amazon, tech’s new lobbying data show they’re under siege in the nation’s capital.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    The super-secret Google X lab has hired its own lobbyists in the nation’s capitalThe super-secret Google X lab has hired its own lobbyists in the nation’s capital
    Technology

    Google’s secretive experimental unit hired a new firm, a federal ethics report shows.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Here’s how U.S. lawmakers want to regulate political ads on Facebook, Google and TwitterHere’s how U.S. lawmakers want to regulate political ads on Facebook, Google and Twitter
    Technology

    An early look at the Honest Ads Act by Sens. Mark Warner, Amy Klobuchar and John McCain

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Tech giants studying artificial intelligence are enlisting an Obama veteran as their new leaderTech giants studying artificial intelligence are enlisting an Obama veteran as their new leader
    Technology

    Terah Lyons is now the founding executive director of the Partnership for AI

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Trump is nominating a longtime antitrust lawyer as the head of the Federal Trade CommissionTrump is nominating a longtime antitrust lawyer as the head of the Federal Trade Commission
    Technology

    Joe Simons has represented companies like Microsoft, and may be the country’s privacy, competition and consumer protection cop.

    By Tony Romm