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8:33pm, 9th June, 2020

Republican senators push FCC to act on Trump social media order

Four Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review whether to revise liability protections for internet companies after President Donald Trump urged action.

U.S. senators question Amazon CEO about firing of warehouse protest leader

9:09pm, 8th April, 2020

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U.S. senators question Amazon CEO about firing of warehouse protest leader

Five Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday wrote Amazon.com Inc to raise concern about its firing of a worker who protested warehouse operations during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters.

U.S. senators question Amazon on coronavirus safety at warehouses

7:47pm, 20th March, 2020

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U.S. senators question Amazon on coronavirus safety at warehouses

Four Democratic U.S. senators on Friday expressed concern in a letter to Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos that the world's largest online retailer has not given enough support to warehouse staff during the coronavirus outbreak, according to...

U.S. senators introduce social media bill to ban 'dark patterns' tricks

3:20pm, 9th April, 2019

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U.S. senators introduce social media bill to ban 'dark patterns' tricks

Two U.S. senators introduced a bill on Tuesday to ban online social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc from tricking consumers into giving up their personal data.

U.S. senators' new bill would ban online 'dark patterns' that trick consumers

1:14pm, 9th April, 2019

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U.S. senators' new bill would ban online 'dark patterns' that trick consumers

U.S. Senators Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Deb Fischer, a Republican, are introducing a bill on Tuesday to ban big online companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc from using deception to push consumers to do things they otherwise would not do.

Democratic senators question Juul about its Altria deal

4:18pm, 8th April, 2019

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Democratic senators question Juul about its Altria deal

Eleven democratic senators, led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), have to , asking a series of questions around the product’s marketing, its effectiveness as a tool to help people quit smoking combustible cigarettes, sales figures and, perhaps most importa...

U.S. senators press for Huawei to be excluded from solar power market

11:14am, 25th February, 2019

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U.S. senators press for Huawei to be excluded from solar power market

A bipartisan group of senators on Monday urged the U.S. government to block Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from supplying solar energy generators just as it has acted to keep the Chinese giant out of the U.S. telecommunications network.

Exclusive: U.S. senators urge India to soften data localization stance

8:15am, 13th October, 2018

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Exclusive: U.S. senators urge India to soften data localization stance

Two U.S. senators have called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to soften India's stance on data localization, warning that measures requiring it represent "key trade barriers" between the two nations.

Senators asks Google to explain delay in disclosing vulnerability

12:13pm, 11th October, 2018

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Senators asks Google to explain delay in disclosing vulnerability

Three influential Republican U.S. senators on Thursday asked Alphabet Inc's Google unit to explain why it delayed disclosing vulnerabilities with its Google+ social network.

U.S. senators seek punishment if China's ZTE violates deal

6:11pm, 18th September, 2018

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U.S. senators seek punishment if China's ZTE violates deal

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would reimpose sanctions on China's ZTE Corp if it does not fully comply with U.S. laws and an agreement with the Trump administration that ended stiff restrictions on the...