Lauren Feiner

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Policy Reporter at The Verge

Covering tech policy @verge | Formerly @CNBC | More updates at 🦋 https://t.co/nygGBMt1EH | she/her | Tips? Find me on Signal @ laurenfeiner.64

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New York passes a social media warning label mandate.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Lauren Feiner

Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM UTCLLauren FeinerNew York passes a social media warning label mandate. The bill is headed to Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk and follows a similar bill passed in the Minnesota legislature. If signed, the bill would require “addictive social media platforms” to display about warnings about the potential mental health harms of using of their products.
Court throws out Apple’s $300 million patent loss and sends it back for a new trial.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Lauren Feiner

Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM UTCLLauren FeinerCourt throws out Apple’s $300 million patent loss and sends it back for a new trial. The dispute between Apple and Optis Wireless Technology is headed for its third trial after an appeals court threw out a 2021 jury verdict due to faulty jury instructions, Reuters reports. The case is based on Optis’ accusation that Apple infringed on its patents for LTE standard-essential technology.
Trump is giving TikTok another ban extension

1 week ago | theverge.com | Lauren Feiner

NewsOnce again, the extension offers questionable legal cover for service providers like Oracle and Apple. Once again, the extension offers questionable legal cover for service providers like Oracle and Apple. Jun 17, 2025, 10:48 PM UTCImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesLauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill.
Senate confirms Trump’s FCC pick, Olivia Trusty

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Lauren Feiner

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
Senate confirms Trump’s FCC pick, Olivia Trusty

1 week ago | theverge.com | Lauren Feiner

NewsThe Federal Communications Commission will be back to a quorum once she’s sworn in. The Federal Communications Commission will be back to a quorum once she’s sworn in. Jun 17, 2025, 10:37 PM UTCImage: Cath Virginia / The VergeLauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform.
X sues to block a New York law that would make it share how it monitors hate speech.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Lauren Feiner

Posted Jun 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM UTCLLauren FeinerX sues to block a New York law that would make it share how it monitors hate speech. The Elon Musk-run platform alleges the Stop Hiding Hate Act “impermissibly interferes with the First Amendment-protected editorial judgments” of companies like X to decide how to moderate content. Platforms could face fines unless they disclose what X calls “highly sensitive and controversial speech,” which it says the state may not like.
Minnesota passes mental health warning label mandate for social media.

2 weeks ago | theverge.com | Lauren Feiner

Posted Jun 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM UTCLLauren FeinerMinnesota passes mental health warning label mandate for social media. Platforms could soon have to display tobacco-like warning labels, and include links to mental health resources. It’s a concept former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy pushed for on the federal level and that many states backed. It heads to Gov.
Trump’s protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade

2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Lauren Feiner

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
Trump’s protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade

2 weeks ago | theverge.com | Lauren Feiner

Policy /PoliticsProtesters can take steps to limit their risk. Protesters can take steps to limit their risk. Jun 12, 2025, 9:50 PM UTCImage: Alex Castro / The VergeLauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform.
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez doesn’t know why Trump hasn’t fired her yet

2 weeks ago | benton.org | Lauren Feiner

Every morning, Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez says she checks her email “to see if I’m going into work.” She’s the last remaining Democrat at the now two-person FCC and has been touring the country to speak out about actions by President Donald Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr, who she says seek to censor and control Americans’ speech.