Marcy Gordon

Associated Press

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Facebook and Twitter's actions around the election, Nov. 17, 2020.

Social Media CEOs Vow Election Action

Republican senators laid the groundwork to curb their long-held legal protections.

Sign for Zoom Video Communications ahead of the company's Nasdaq IPO in New York, April 18, 2019.

FTC Says Zoom Misled Users on Security

A complaint filed by the agency accused Zoom of deceiving users over security since at least 2016.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appears on a screen as he speaks remotely during a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee, Oct. 28, 2020.

Social Media CEOs Rebuff Bias Claims, Vow to Defend Election

Lawmakers are looking to challenge their long-enjoyed bedrock legal protections for online speech.

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Lawmakers Call for Breaking Up Big Tech

A congressional report offers a possible roadmap to force Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple to break up their businesses.

Google offices in Granary Square, London, Nov. 1, 2018.

Feds Near Antitrust Action on Google

The legal offensive could be the government's largest since the groundbreaking case against Microsoft almost 20 years ago.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies on Capitol Hill, Sept. 1, 2020.

Watchdog Says Millions in Danger of Missing Virus Payouts

The GAO said some 8.7 million eligible Americans have yet to receive payments because of inadequate IRS and Treasury records.

Donald Harrison, president of global partnerships and corporate development for Google, testifies via video conference on Capitol Hill, Sept. 15, 2020.

Senate Panel Grills Google Exec Over Advertising Power

Google’s corporate development chief insisted the company's ad business faces ample competition and has benefited consumers.

Top row, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, second from right, and bottom row Google CEO Sundar Pichai, left, and Apple CEO Tim Cook, second from left are sworn in remotely during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill, July 29, 2020.

'Hot' Email Pulls Back the Curtain on Big Tech

A congressional hearing publicly aired more than one million internal documents provided by Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks via video conference during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust on Capitol Hill, July 29, 2020.

Lawmakers Grill 4 Big Tech CEOs

But the House panel didn't seem to land many blows.

In this April 21, 2020, file photo Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington.

US Sent $1.4B in Virus Relief to Dead People

The government has asked survivors to return the money, but it's not clear if they have to.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks at the White House, April 21, 2020.

Administration to Disclose Businesses that Received Loans

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin previously claimed data from the Paycheck Protection Program was "proprietary."

Attorney General William Barr during a roundtable in the Cabinet Room of the White House, June 15, 2020.

Administration Seeks to Roll Back Tech Company Protections

The proposed changes would strip some of the bedrock protections that have generally shielded the companies from legal responsibility for what people post on their platforms.