Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Facebook Under Fire in Washington
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Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Facebook Under Fire in Washington
Anyway, my takeaway: The whole ordeal was mostly orchestrated pageantry — a way for lawmakers to give tech execs
a very public, rather embarrassing dressing down — with a few new facts and insights scattered throughout.
But as Jake Swearingen at New York points out, Apple’s shifting review policies are a good way
to document how much the media business has changed since the original iPhone came out in 2007.
Apple gave some outlets — including TechCrunch, Buzzfeed and Backchannel, which is part of Wired — a week with the device.
And note that in the hearings this week, none of the tech companies said they would back the Honest Ads Act, the bill senators are proposing
that could impose stricter regulations on digital advertising.
Anyway, my takeaway: The whole ordeal was mostly orchestrated pageantry — a way for lawmakers to give tech execs
a very public, rather embarrassing dressing down — with a few new facts and insights scattered throughout.
But as Jake Swearingen at New York points out, Apple’s shifting review policies are a good way
to document how much the media business has changed since the original iPhone came out in 2007.
Apple gave some outlets — including TechCrunch, Buzzfeed and Backchannel, which is part of Wired — a week with the device.
And note that in the hearings this week, none of the tech companies said they would back the Honest Ads Act, the bill senators are proposing
that could impose stricter regulations on digital advertising.