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Brian Fung

@b_fung

Tech reporter for @CNN. I try to make public policy relevant to you. Past: @WashingtonPost

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Pro-Wagner accounts keep showing up on Facebook and Instagram after Meta’s ban on the mercenary group, report shows, via Brian Fung & me cnn.com/2023/08/17/tec…

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I could’ve sworn that this white line on the X app icon was not there during the initial rebrand and Elon put it there just to make people think there’s a random hair or scratch on your screen

I could’ve sworn that this white line on the X app icon was not there during the initial rebrand and Elon put it there just to make people think there’s a random hair or scratch on your screen
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Just in: After all those layoffs, X says it's staffing up on election and safety teams ahead of the 2024 elections, and announced policies surrounding the return of political ads: cnn.com/2023/08/29/tec… with Clare Duffy

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As part of its legal defense, Google is going after DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter with allegations of bias, citing his prior work representing Google rivals including Microsoft and Yelp: cnn.com/2023/08/31/bus…

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A landmark US antitrust trial against Google is officially underway. Here's some reporting from the courthouse this morning: edition.cnn.com/2023/09/12/tec…

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Elon Musk should be forced to testify in an FTC probe of X's security practices after testimony by former employees revealed a "chaotic environment" at the company, the US government says: edition.cnn.com/2023/09/12/tec…

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Here’s how today’s Senate AI meeting with Big Tech CEOs unfolded: Lots of feel-good talk about innovation and safety and US leadership, but not nearly as much engagement on some of the hardest nitty-gritty questions policymakers will have to grapple with: cnn.com/2023/09/13/tec…

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Big: The FCC will reintroduce proposed rules on net neutrality today for internet providers, according to multiple people familiar with the plan, rekindling a years-long battle over the future of the open internet: cnn.com/2023/09/26/tec…

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The FTC's Amazon antitrust suit is one of the biggest challenges to the company yet. Here are five of the top takeaways from the landmark case: cnn.com/2023/09/28/tec…

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Just in: The Supreme Court will leap into online content debates for the second year running, saying it'll hear cases on the constitutionality of Texas and Florida state laws that seek to restrict how social media companies moderate their platforms: supremecourt.gov/orders/courtor…

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At the Google trial, Microsoft's CEO testified that the case isn't just about search, but about Google's future efforts to build a huge moat around AI training data based on search queries: cnn.com/2023/10/02/tec…

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EU officials are warning X that it could face penalties for hosting mis- and disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war: cnn.com/2023/10/10/tec…

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EU officials are warning X that it could face penalties for hosting mis- and disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war. From Donie O'Sullivan and me: cnn.com/2023/10/10/tec…

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If you’ve wanted to try Bluesky but have been turned off by their invite-only waitlist, good news: They’ve ditched the queue and have now opened up to everybody: bsky.app You can find me over there at:

If you’ve wanted to try Bluesky but have been turned off by their invite-only waitlist, good news: They’ve ditched the queue and have now opened up to everybody: bsky.app

You can find me over there at:
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After 5 amazing years at CNN, I’m being laid off as part of a wider re-org. I’m so grateful for the whole team here. We broke news and helped people make sense of it. I’ll stay a few months, then take time to rest and reflect. Call if you need a tech/telecom policy person!