Tom Wheeler

Federal Trade Chairman Joseph Simons, (L), Federal Trade Commissioners (2nd L-R), Rohit Chopra, Noah Phillips, Rebecca Slaughter and Christine Wilson testify on the "Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission" before the U.S. Senate Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Subcommittee in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis - RC1654D52A80

The FTC should match tech company innovation with oversight innovation

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees joint hearing

The Federal Trade Commission will safeguard privacy in name only

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reacts alongside fellow House Democrats to the results of the U.S. midterm elections at a Democratic election night rally in Washington, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Al Drago - RC12CAFEB860

The Supreme Court and House Democrats breathe new life into net neutrality

Friday, November 9, 2018

People walk past a 5G banner during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain

The real 5G ‘race’ is to serve all Americans

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Attorney General Pam Bondi (R-FL), center, as Attorney General Jeff Sessions listens, during a meeting with local and state officials about improving school safety at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC11FC38F480

Who will stand up for the First Amendment on internet platforms?

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is seated prior to testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on foreign influence operations on social media platforms on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1F1C782B50

Google leaves an empty chair at Senate hearing on internet companies

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing room

To uphold its integrity, the Trump FCC must proceed with Sinclair hearing

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

FCC headquarters

How far will the FCC pursue Sinclair Broadcasting’s “misrepresentations” now that Trump has intervened?

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Traders work at the post where Walt Disney Co. stock is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC1889B0E830

The logic between “regulatory risk” and antitrust review of media mergers

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

A surveillance monitoring expert watches a bank of screens showing images from CCTV cameras

Suspected criminals get privacy rights—what about the rest of us?

Thursday, July 5, 2018