A look at digital competition through the eyes of Yelp's public policy chief in Washington. Luther Lowe recently testified at a Senate antitrust subcommittee hearing about Yelp's contention that Google is advancing its own products and interests online at the expense of Yelp & other digital companies. He also talks about anti-SLAPP laws, which would protect consumers or journalists, for example, exercising free speech from meritless lawsuits.
Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who commands U.S. Central Command and is responsible for Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East, testified on President Trump's 2021 Defense budget request before the Senate Armed Services Committee. He answered a range of questions on the plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, the recent U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, and how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the region. Later, he responded to questions on the miscommunication over the damage assessment in the retaliatory attack by Iran against U.S. troops in January. Gen. McKenzie told members he took full responsibility for the initial assessment and and there was no pressure by the administration to give the report. Several members also acknowledged the deaths of two American soldiers one day before in a rocket attack in Iraq.
The chief legal officer of Match Group, an online company that owns popular dating apps including Tinder & Hinge, threw its support behind bipartisan senate legislation aimed at eliminating child sexual exploitation on the internet. Jared Sine and others testified on the pros and cons of the EARN IT Act short for "Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Four of the committee's members including the chair and ranking member authored the legislation - Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).
David Kilcullen, former counterinsurgency adviser to Gen. David Petraeus, looked at the ways hostile forces have adapted to the ways the U.S. fights wars.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former ambassador Nicholas Burns, and other participants talked about U.S.-China relations in the 21st Century.
A look at digital competition through the eyes of Yelp's public policy chief in Washington. Luther Lowe recently testified at a Senate antitrust subcommittee hearing about Yelp's contention that Google is advancing its own products and interests online at the expense of Yelp & other digital companies. He also talks about anti-SLAPP laws, which would protect consumers or journalists, for example, exercising free speech from meritless lawsuits.
