The Trump administration is conducting a wide-ranging antitrust probe into major tech companies and is expected to bring an antitrust case against Google. REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIABoth Biden and Trump have blasted social media companies over their handling of political content. DATA PRIVACYCongress has tried, without success, to build consensus on federal consumer privacy legislation, which the Trump administration signaled support for. Privacy advocates have slammed the Trump administration for repealing broadband privacy laws that required internet providers to get consumer consent before using certain types of their data, and for actions they say violate immigrants' privacy. The Trump administration has also lambasted Silicon Valley over encryption, criticizing Apple for what the president called its refusal to unlock phones used by criminals.

Source: Standard Digital September 15, 2020 15:41 UTC