Big Tech

Meta CEO Mark Zuckeberg (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File) What You Need To Know A bipartisan group of senators is pressing Meta for more information on how its artificial intelligence chatbots interact with children, with the lawmakers warning they are “alarmed” by the U.S. tech…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, legislation that provides families with the resources needed to protect children’s health and welfare online. The bipartisan bill passed the Senate this afternoon with overwhelming…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) questioned Big Tech CEOs about the companies’ persistent failures to protect children online and the need for an independent watchdog to oversee Big Tech. Senator Welch co-leads with Sen. Michael…

Sponsors of Legislation to Regulate Digital Platforms Call for Necessary Action to Protect Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.),and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in writing to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to call…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) this week joined Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler for a conversation on the future of digital policy and the need for Congress to establish an independent agency to provide oversight of…