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Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr are re-nominated to serve additional five-year terms as FCC commissioners

Station group recruits FCC commissioners, Sen. Bob Menendez and civil rights groups to voice support for Standard-General TEGNA Deal

Company accused of ‘gaslighting’ public on surveillance concerns during Senate inquiry into foreign influence through social media

The risk posed to Australia's democracy and social cohesion by foreign interference through social media platforms will be examined at a parliamentary hearing.

A US commissioner has told a federal inquiry a total ban on the social media app TikTok should be considered to deal with possible security concerns.

The UK government has officially banned the TikTok app from devices across government due to national security concerns. Oliver Dowden, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, confirmed the decision during an address in House of Commons on Thursday. Dowden's speech followed days of speculation that the UK would follow the…

‘We need to weed out other nefarious apps as well’

The five-member FCC said it has voted unanimously to adopt new rules that will block the importation or sale of certain technology products that pose security risks to U.S. critical infrastructure.

The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security

The ban is the latest escalation in U.S. policy toward Chinese telecom equipment makers.

U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr is in Taipei this week for meetings on 5G, cybersecurity and telecoms to show U.S. support for Taiwan.