ago. he alleges the social media site threatened to sue a newspaper to keep the story out of headlines. facebook knew about cambridge analytic s scheme since 2015. before story broke, facebook threatened to sue the guardian and then banned me for whistle blowing. responding on behalf of the british government, the u.k. secretary of state for culture called my ban outrageous. because it reveals the unrestrained power technology companies can exercise over ordinary citizens when a person s entire online presence can be so quickly and so thoroughly eliminated from existence. there is no check on this power and it raises a serious question for republicans and democrats alike. what happens to our democracy when these companies can delete people at will when they speak out? you probably recognize christopher wiley, former cambridge analytica employee at today s senate hearing. it took place hours after the new york times reported cambridge analytica is being investigated by the fbi and
overall the prices rise a. you are getting more for your dollars than you did last year or five years ago. you did not have mobile broad band. competition, you know the criticism is in the new era now that no one is entrepreneurial or a start up is going to be able to compete with the giants. your responses is what to that? what the fcc reverse yesterday was an order that went in place february 2015. before that, you had the legal construct that i don t want to get into unless you want me to get into. it was adopted in the clinton s board administration. it was flexible. it used three federal statues. and the ftc is a great by obama
in this new era no one who s sbentrepreneurial will be able compete with the giants. what the fcc reversed yesterday was an order that went in place in february of 2015. before february of 2015, you had a legal construct. i don t want to get into the weeds unless you want me to on the laws. but you had a legal construct that was adopted in the clinton-gore administration that worked quite well. it was flexible and nimble enough for the lightning fast innovation that happens in the marketplace. that used three federal statutes. and yet the ftc is a great op ed by obama s first chairman of the ftc john lebowitz. it actually outlined why the fcc is going to continue to do a great job. it was kicked off the beat
shane harris is a senior national security writer for the wall street journal. he wrote tonight s news that russian officials were overheard by u.s. intelligence agencies discussing their meetings with associates of the president as far back as 2015. before he had officially entered the presidential race. shane harris, thank you for being with us tonight. appreciate your time. thanks for having me, rachel. what can you tell us about these 2015 conversations that you reported on today? obviously the thing that jumps out is the date that this preceded mr. trump declaring that he was going to run for president. but it seems like you re indicating in your reporting that the volume of these meetings, the number of these meetings, the number of these intercepts was itself alarming to the u.s. agencies that became
shane harris is a senior national security writer for the wall street journal. he wrote tonight s news that russian officials were overheard by u.s. intelligence agencies discussing their meetings with associates of the president as far back as 2015. before he had officially entered the presidential race. shane harris, thank you for being with us tonight. appreciate your time. thanks for having me, rachel. what can you tell us about these 2015 conversations that you reported on today? obviously the thing that jumps out is the date that this preceded mr. trump declaring that he was going to run for president. but it seems like you re indicating in your reporting that the volume of these meetings u the number of these meetings, the number of these intercepts was itself alarming to the u.s. agencies that became aware of them. that s right.