Category: marco rubio

Senators push FCC to take action on Trump’s social media order

Post author By Randall
Post date June 9, 2020
Categories In communications decency act, Donald Trump, free speech, gear, josh hawley, kelly loeffler, kevin cramer, marco rubio, News, Politics, president trump, section 230, senate, Tech, Trump

[ad_1] Whether or not the senators get what they want is another matter. Reuters noted that FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly saw “very complex issues” behind the order. He previously echoed beliefs that conservatives were being “stifled by liberal tech leaders,” but also said he was “extremely dedicated” to free speech rights. Chairman Pai said in […]

Senate bill offers more incentives for private spaceflight

Post author By Randall
Post date June 7, 2020
Categories In blue origin, boeing, dianne feinstein, gear, marco rubio, News, Politics, rick scott, roger wicker, senate, spaceflight, Spacex, Tech, ted cruz, ula, united launch alliance

[ad_1] Politicians are seizing on Crew Dragon fervor to offer more incentives for private spaceflight. A group of US senators including Marco Rubio, Dianne Feinstein and Ted Cruz have put forward the American Space Commerce Act, a bill that would expand perks for companies like SpaceX. It would extend depreciation-related tax deductions by another 10 […]

Marco Rubio calls for TikTok review over censorship claims

Post author By Randall
Post date October 9, 2019
Categories In bytedance, censorship, cfius, China, gear, government, Internet, marco rubio, musical.ly, Politics, senate, services, social network, social networking, steven mnuchin, Tech, Tiktok, treasury department

[ad_1] TikTok allegedly asked its moderators to pull mentions of topics like the Tiananmen Square massacre, Tibet’s calls for independence and other content that challenges the Chinese government’s version of events. The service said it had retired the guidelines in May and that it had been using a “blunt approach” to minimizing drama on TikTok […]