FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson announced Tuesday she will “soon resign,” citing Chair Lina Khan’s “disregard for the rule of law and due process.” Wilson said she has “failed repeatedly to persuade Ms. Khan and her enablers [senior FTC staff] to do the right thing, and I refuse to give their endeavor any further hint of legitimacy by remaining.” Commissioner Noah Phillips announced his resignation from the commission in August and finished his tenure early in October (see 2210140048). Wilson's term would expire September 2025.
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Snapchat and Instagram are two companies the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider for testimony at an upcoming hearing on children’s online safety, Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told us Tuesday.
FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson announced Tuesday that she will “soon resign,” citing Chair Lina Khan’s “disregard for the rule of law and due process.” Wilson said she has “failed repeatedly to persuade Ms. Khan and her enablers [senior FTC staff] to do the right thing, and I refuse to give their endeavor any further hint of legitimacy by remaining.” Commissioner Noah Phillips announced his resignation from the commission in August and finished his tenure early in October.
The Kansas House Legislative Modernization Committee passed by voice vote Monday a bill to codify an executive order from Gov. Laura Kelly (D) banning TikTok on state-owned devices and networks.
House Commerce Committee Republicans skipped regular order, considering several TikTok bills at a subcommittee markup Tuesday, ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said during the proceeding. The bills address problems worthy of committee consideration, but Republicans haven’t held proper legislative hearings on several of the bills, so they haven’t gotten proper stakeholder review, he said.
Colorado should extend the effective date for companies to comply with the latest revisions to the state's privacy law, and enforcers should consider mirroring data security regulations in other states, industry groups told Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) in recent comments.
House Republican leadership removed Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., as top Republican on the House Antitrust Subcommittee to punish him for his bipartisan antitrust efforts, House Antitrust Subcommittee ranking member David Cicilline, D-R.I., told us this week.
The House Commerce Committee is talking to Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and incoming ranking member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to advance privacy legislation negotiations, House Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., told us Wednesday.
The House Commerce Committee will explore ways to combat illegal online drug sales and the liability protections potentially facilitating the activity, said Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Wednesday.
The University of Oklahoma is reconsidering its ban of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on university-issued devices and networks, the school said in a statement Friday.