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Tony Romm

Tony Romm

Senior Editor, Policy and Politics

    Latest articles by Tony Romm

    The Recode 100
    Microsoft’s Brad Smith is leading the tech industry into battle on privacy and immigrationMicrosoft’s Brad Smith is leading the tech industry into battle on privacy and immigration
    The Recode 100

    Smith is No. 66 on the Recode 100.

    By Tony Romm
    Reid Hoffman isn’t the Koch Brother of the left. Yet.
    The Recode 100

    Hoffman is No. 58 on the Recode 100.

    By Tony Romm
    Peter Thiel, the Valley’s most controversial investor, is also its best positioned in the Trump years
    The Recode 100

    Thiel is No. 50 on the Recode 100.

    By Tony Romm
    FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has reshaped media and telecom in just a few months on the job — like it or not
    The Recode 100

    Pai is No. 52 on the Recode 100.

    By Tony Romm
    Rep. Adam Schiff and Sen. Mark Warner aren’t done demanding answers from tech on Russia’s election meddling
    The Recode 100

    Schiff and Warner are No. 14 on the Recode 100.

    By Tony Romm
    No one quite polices — and penalizes — tech giants like Europe’s watchdog Margrethe Vestager
    The Recode 100

    Vestager is No. 10 on the Recode 100.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    A battle between Apple and an app developer has caught Congress’ attentionA battle between Apple and an app developer has caught Congress’ attention
    Technology

    An attempt to crack down on spammy, duplicative apps has Apple at war with ChowNow, which aids restaurants.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Inside Oracle’s cloak-and-dagger political war with GoogleInside Oracle’s cloak-and-dagger political war with Google
    Technology

    Oracle has lobbied aggressively — and seeded negative stories about its search foe — as the two battle in court.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Trump’s tech foes won big in Virginia’s election. Now, they’re focusing their cash and attention on 2018.Trump’s tech foes won big in Virginia’s election. Now, they’re focusing their cash and attention on 2018.
    Technology

    Reid Hoffman spent $3 million, Ron Conway is newly investing and tech engineers are emboldened to fight.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    FCC Chairman Pai is swiping again at tech, Twitter and social media — this time for the spread of ‘harassment’ and ‘vitriol’FCC Chairman Pai is swiping again at tech, Twitter and social media — this time for the spread of ‘harassment’ and ‘vitriol’
    Technology

    It comes a day after Pai essentially charged that web giants threatened speech online.

    By Tony Romm