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Tony Romm

Tony Romm

Senior Editor, Policy and Politics

    Latest articles by Tony Romm

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    Congress is going to grill Alphabet, Facebook and Twitter again — this time for terrorist content on their sitesCongress is going to grill Alphabet, Facebook and Twitter again — this time for terrorist content on their sites
    Technology

    For the tech giants, the Jan. 17 hearing only adds to their recent political headaches.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Democrats will force the Senate to debate net neutrality — but they don’t have the votes to restore the rulesDemocrats will force the Senate to debate net neutrality — but they don’t have the votes to restore the rules
    Technology

    Still, net neutrality advocates took an early victory lap on Tuesday.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google, claiming it discriminates against white menJames Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google, claiming it discriminates against white men
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    He was ousted last year for writing a memo that Google CEO Sundar Pichai described as “offensive.”

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    After Hurricane Harvey and the California wildfires, the FCC is aiming to upgrade the country’s wireless alert systemAfter Hurricane Harvey and the California wildfires, the FCC is aiming to upgrade the country’s wireless alert system
    Technology

    An early look at Chairman Ajit Pai’s forthcoming reform.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    The leading lobbying group for Amazon, Facebook, Google and other tech giants is joining the legal battle to restore net neutralityThe leading lobbying group for Amazon, Facebook, Google and other tech giants is joining the legal battle to restore net neutrality
    Technology

    The companies will intervene in a coming lawsuit through their trade group, the Internet Association.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Read all 539 pages of the FCC’s final order repealing net neutralityRead all 539 pages of the FCC’s final order repealing net neutrality
    Technology
    FCC Chairman Ajit Pai canceled his appearance at CES because of death threatsFCC Chairman Ajit Pai canceled his appearance at CES because of death threats
    Technology

    The threats have intensified following an FCC vote to repeal net neutrality rules.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    It ain’t over: Net neutrality advocates are preparing a massive new war against Trump’s FCCIt ain’t over: Net neutrality advocates are preparing a massive new war against Trump’s FCC
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    The fight is coming to the courts, to Congress, and even to the 2018 election.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Google says it isn’t going to start scraping sites now that its settlement with the feds has expiredGoogle says it isn’t going to start scraping sites now that its settlement with the feds has expired
    Technology

    Google changed its business practices to settle a 2012 antitrust investigation.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Here’s how to check if you interacted with Russian propaganda on Facebook during the 2016 electionHere’s how to check if you interacted with Russian propaganda on Facebook during the 2016 election
    Technology

    Not all users who saw that content, however, can take advantage of a new tool out today.

    By Tony Romm and Kurt Wagner