Ryan Lovelace

Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts to be reinstated, Meta says

Meta said Wednesday it will soon lift its ban on former President Donald Trump, who was suspended from Facebook and Instagram after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.

January 25, 2023

Senators restart push for foreign lobbying crackdown amid concern about China

A bipartisan coalition of eight senators is jump-starting an effort to crack down on schemes by China, Russia and other adversaries that skirt lobbying law and influence American policymakers.

January 25, 2023

Senators browbeat Ticketmaster honcho but don’t offer a quick fix for complaints about the company

Americans' fury at Ticketmaster spread to Capitol Hill on Tuesday but don't expect the lawmakers' outrage to cause ticket prices to drop or quell anger from Taylor Swift's fans over the bungled sales for her tour.

January 24, 2023

Feds move step closer to breaking up Google

The Justice Department filed a new antitrust lawsuit against Google on Tuesday that accused the Big Tech company of unlawfully bullying competitors who challenged its dominance in the ad tech marketplace.

January 24, 2023

Expected Senate grilling prompts new Ticketmaster mea culpa for Taylor Swift ticket fiasco

People are fed up with Ticketmaster and its messing with Taylor Swift fans didn't help, but the company's president will tell Congress on Tuesday that he doesn't deserve to be a punching bag for the entertainment industry.

January 23, 2023

Hacker claims attack on U.S. airline, stolen no-fly list was out of boredom

The Transportation Security Administration is investigating cybersecurity chaos at CommuteAir after a hacker claimed to have accessed the regional airline's systems and grabbed a no-fly list.

January 20, 2023

Grassley accuses FBI of providing more answers to Russia than Congress

Sen. Charles E. Grassley is taking the FBI to task for allegedly providing more information to Russia than Congress as revealed in a Washington Times report about the bureau's investigation of a U.S. charity at the behest of Moscow.

January 19, 2023

Musk pledges to open Twitter’s algorithm up to public, says it will improve

Twitter owner Elon Musk is pledging to open up the social media platform's algorithm for public viewing, as he makes changes to how the company recommends content to users.

January 17, 2023

Rep. Ken Buck pushes Big Tech crackdown as GOP faces decision about antitrust agenda

Colorado Rep. Ken Buck is pushing Congress to pass legislation that will curb Big Tech companies' power but is unsure whether he will remain the top Republican in charge of the House's influential panel for antitrust policy.

January 17, 2023

White House attacks GOP criticism of Biden’s classified document handling

The Biden White House is going on offense against Republicans ripping President Biden over his handling of classified documents from the Obama administration.

January 16, 2023

Biden touts his appointments of Black women as federal judges at MLK Day event

President Biden promoted on Monday his efforts to appoint Black women to the federal judiciary, touting Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation as a signature victory for Black Americans.

January 16, 2023

‘Unacceptable’: Gov. Youngkin rips Virginia schools ‘hiding’ awards from students

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is outraged that schools in Northern Virginia have reportedly withheld telling students about their winning academic awards in time for college admissions and scholarship deadlines over concerns about equity.

January 16, 2023

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar ‘glad’ special prosecutor probing Biden classified documents

Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, is cheering the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Biden's handling of classified documents.

January 16, 2023

Meta sues tech company linked to government agencies over alleged wrongful data scraping

Meta is suing the tech company Voyager Labs in federal court over allegations it impermissibly scraped data from Facebook and Instagram using a complex campaign of fake accounts, software and a global computer system in violation of Meta's rules.

January 13, 2023

Bipartisan crackdown on TikTok grows: Wisconsin governor bans the app on state-issued devices

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday banned TikTok from state-issued devices, joining a small collection of fellow Democrats blocking the popular social media app amid growing concerns about its connections to China.

January 12, 2023

Biden urges Congress to pass bipartisan Big Tech crackdown

President Biden is calling for Congress to crack down on Big Tech companies, urging Republicans and Democrats to unite and give the executive branch more authority to act.

January 12, 2023

Twitter: ‘No evidence’ it’s at fault for suspected sale of user data

Twitter said Wednesday that its systems are not to blame for banks of its users' data reportedly being offered for sale online.

January 11, 2023

ACLU calls for crackdown on FBI use of intel community to spy on Americans

The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for an overhaul of FBI rules after The Washington Times reported that agents used the CIA and National Security Agency to spy on Americans.

January 11, 2023

FBI reveals it uses CIA and NSA to spy on Americans

Details about how the FBI uses the CIA and National Security Agency to probe the private lives of Americans without a warrant are revealed in the FBI's updated rule book, which is the first version made public since the Obama administration.

January 10, 2023

Decision on whether to lift Trump ban looms over Meta

Meta's suspension of former President Donald Trump has hit the end of the company's self-imposed timeline, putting the tech titan back in the spotlight as it decides whether to restore his access to Facebook and Instagram in 2023.

January 9, 2023