reader comments 147 with 101 posters participating Share this story The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) yesterday filed a complaint against Amazon over the sale of hundreds of thousands of hazardous products, including carbon monoxide detectors that fail to detect carbon monoxide, hair dryers without required protection from shock and electrocution, and flammable sleepwear ..
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Enlarge / Lina Khan speaks to the Senate Commerce Committee on April 21, 2021, when her nomination to the FTC was being considered. reader comments 78 with 65 posters participating Share this story In an attempt to avoid government scrutiny, Facebook today petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to have Chair Lina Khan removed from the ..
reader comments 48 with 47 posters participating Share this story With broadband-industry lobby groups implausibly claiming that Internet providers have slashed their prices, Consumer Reports is on a mission to collect and analyze thousands of monthly Internet bills from real customers. In an announcement today, Consumer Reports said it launched the Broadband Together initiative with ..
reader comments 69 with 48 posters participating Share this story On Monday, AT&T announced the end of data slowdowns for smartphone users who purchase “unlimited” data—but the perk is only for customers who buy AT&T’s most expensive mobile plan. AT&T will continue to sell two other “unlimited” plans that can be put into a slow ..
reader comments 53 with 47 posters participating Share this story The Federal Communications Commission broadband standard that was implemented under then-Chairman Tom Wheeler in 2015 and never updated by Ajit Pai is now “likely too slow,” according to a government report issued last week. The Wheeler-led FCC in January 2015 updated the agency’s broadband standard ..
Enlarge / Then-Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Ajit Pai testifies at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on June 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, who is now the FCC’s acting chairwoman, looks on. Getty Images | Alex Wong reader comments 65 with 49 posters participating Share this story President Biden today urged ..
Getty Images | Bloomberg reader comments 64 with 53 posters participating Share this story President Joe Biden announced his anticipated executive order today, and it’s a sweeping document that seeks to counter rising corporate consolidation and foster greater competition in everything from labor markets to mergers, banking, healthcare, device repairs, transportation, broadband, and more. “For ..
Enlarge / The Republican Party elephant symbol at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. reader comments 117 with 67 posters participating Share this story Congressional Republicans released an antitrust plan for Big Tech yesterday with an announcement that made it clear their focus is not on boosting ..
reader comments 133 with 69 posters participating Share this story Yesterday, dozens of state attorneys general sued Google on antitrust grounds, alleging that the company worked to “preemptively quash” competing app stores (most notably the Samsung Galaxy Store) and maintain its monopoly on Android app distribution. The lawsuit alleges that Google engaged in a range ..
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images reader comments 80 with 58 posters participating Share this story After years of petitions and proposals, momentum is building in government to give consumers broader rights to repair products they own ranging from farm tractors to mobile phones. In a press briefing yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Biden ..
