Brendan Bordelon

Washington, D.C.

Writer at Digital Future Daily

Tech Policy Reporter at POLITICO

Tech lobbying and influence reporter @politico. Let's chat -- [email protected].

Articles

How Big Tech is pitting Washington against California

2 days ago | politico.com | Brendan Bordelon |Chase DiFeliciantonio

Their effort puts the companies in the unusual position of supporting federal regulation on the fast-moving technology, which they have so far managed to stave off almost entirely. It is also pumping oxygen into a long-running power struggle between Washington and the tech industry’s home base of California, where progressive lawmakers have emerged as the nation’s de facto tech regulators.
How Big Tech is pitting Washington against California

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Brendan Bordelon |Chase DiFeliciantonio

How Big Tech is pitting Washington against CaliforniaTech giants plan to use their Trump-era lobbying muscle to head off state AI regulations. But can they agree on what they want from Washington? A group of powerful tech companies are working to outmaneuver Sacramento and other state capitals on artificial intelligence laws — using Washington as …
After EU fines, Big Tech wants Trump to swoop in

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Brendan Bordelon |Gabby Miller

Two big penalties overseas could be just what the industry needed to get the White House’s attention. Will Trump now try to roll back European tech rules? President Donald Trump leaves after a meeting with EU officials at EU headquarters, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels on May 25, 2017.
Washington’s war on tech gets real

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brendan Bordelon |Gabby Miller

This week marks a moment of truth for Washington’s push to rein in Big Tech — a yearslong and often fruitless battle to curb the power of the world’s richest companies. After years of empty threats from Congress, two major antitrust cases have landed two companies in court at once. Google has now lost twice to the Department of Justice and faces a remedy trial Monday that could see the company broken up to fix its illegal monopoly in online search.
Meta i X złożyły pokłon Donaldowi Trumpowi. Teraz przyszła kolej na Google. Republikanie już wycelowali w niego noże — Politico

3 weeks ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Brendan Bordelon |Hailey Fuchs

Za wywieranie presji na Google i Alphabet odpowiada przewodniczący Senatu ds. handlu Ted Cruz z Teksasu i przewodniczący Izby Sądownictwa Jim Jordan z Ohio. Jordan wysłał w zeszłym miesiącu wezwanie do sądu do Alphabet, dotyczące wewnętrznych dyskusji i komunikacji z administracją Bidena na temat moderowania treści.
It’s Google’s turn to get thrashed by the GOP

3 weeks ago | benton.org | Brendan Bordelon

Things are about to get uncomfortable in Washington for Google. Top Republicans in Congress are leaning hard on the tech giant to make its content policies friendlier to the GOP, after winning that fight with social media companies Meta and X. Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-TX) and House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) are now putting pressure on Google and its parent company Alphabet, which owns both the internet’s dominant search engine and the popular YouTube video platform.
Judge rules Google holds illegal ad monopoly

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Brendan Bordelon

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Google holds an illegal monopoly in two online advertising markets — the latest in a series of blows by Washington against the trillion-dollar tech giant. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema wrote that Google violated U.S. antitrust law by “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” over web advertising. Brinkema said Google illegally tied together its products to maintain its monopoly.
Judge rules Google holds illegal ad monopoly

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Brendan Bordelon

6 hours agoA federal judge has found that Google violated antitrust laws by “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in the advertising technology market, rounding out a two-year saga after the U.S. and eight states filed its initial complaints against the Alphabet-owned company. The court will set …
It's Google's turn to get thrashed by the GOP

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brendan Bordelon |Hailey Fuchs

Things are about to get uncomfortable in Washington for Google. Top Republicans in Congress are leaning hard on the tech giant to make its content policies friendlier to the GOP, after winning that fight with social media companies Meta and X. Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz of Texas and House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan of Ohio are now putting pressure on Google and its parent company Alphabet, which owns both the internet’s dominant search engine and the popular YouTube video platform.
Zuckerberg testifies as FTC, Meta trade opening salvos in antitrust trial

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Brendan Bordelon

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg became the first witness to testify Monday at the Federal Trade Commission’s landmark antitrust trial that seeks to break up his company. The government is expected to question Zuckerberg over emails he and other executives sent about the purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp. In its opening statements, the government said the Facebook parent company bought up the competing apps to create a monopoly.