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Lauren Feiner

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Covering tech policy @theverge.com | Formerly @CNBC.com | she/her | Tips? Find me on Signal @ laurenfeiner.64 (no PR pitches via Signal please)

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Feb 3

If you're a US federal worker who wants to chat securely and anonymously about your experience as Elon Musk is exerting his influence over federal government, please reach out via Signal to laurenfeiner.64. I will keep your identity private.

Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Mar 5

Tech workers, lobbyists, lawyers, congressional/agency/campaign staffers: want to send me a secure tip? Message me on Signal with the username or QR code below. (It’s an encrypted messaging service – just be mindful of the device you’re using)

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · 4d

Only time will tell if Judge Mehta's ruling in the search case will be an outlier for his judicial restraint, or the norm. But it's now clear that the hurdles to antitrust enforcement don't end with a monopoly ruling. Brinkema's ultimate decision will be telling. www.theverge.com/policy/79345...

The judge tasked with deciding Google’s fate would rather not

“My favorite phrase is ‘Let’s settle this case.’”

www.theverge.com

Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · 4d

The government has monopolization trials slated in cases against Live Nation, Amazon, and Apple, and a pending liability decision against Meta. But comments from both judges in the Google cases caution that winning a monopoly ruling is only half the battle. www.theverge.com/policy/79345...

The judge tasked with deciding Google’s fate would rather not

“My favorite phrase is ‘Let’s settle this case.’”

www.theverge.com

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · 4d

The remedies trial over Google's ad tech monopoly wrapped today, and the judge's closing comments highlighted what could become a key obstacle for enforcers seeking tech break ups: judges don't seem to want to be the ones to do it. www.theverge.com/policy/79345...

The judge tasked with deciding Google’s fate would rather not

“My favorite phrase is ‘Let’s settle this case.’”

www.theverge.com

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · 8d

Dispatch from the Google ad tech trial www.theverge.com/tech/790711/...

Google is destroying independent websites, and one sees no choice but to defend it anyway

‘Google Zero’ threatens publishers, but its ad tools give them a sense of stability.

www.theverge.com

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Victoria Song @vicmsong.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thus ends Hot Girl Vergecast Summer ☀️

Here’s a final Friday ep for the road w2 me @jake--k.bsky.social (who is an honorary hot girl), @jp2e.bsky.social and @laurenfeiner.bsky.social

Jen, @miasato.bsky.social and @allisonjo1.bsky.social also KILLED it in their solo eps.

youtu.be/TK0FBjo6bkk?...

Your robot is about to get its own robot | The Vergecast

YouTube video by The Verge

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Sep 2

Judge Mehta declines to grant the most ambitious of the DOJ's proposed remedies to break up Google and dismantle its search empire. But we're still in the middle of this very long fight www.theverge.com/policy/71708...

Google gets to keep Chrome, judge rules in search antitrust case

Google has pledged to appeal.

www.theverge.com

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Aug 6

better than any reality show

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The Verge @theverge.com · Aug 6

We got you something. Today we’re debuting three newsletter offerings just for our distinguished, venerated subscribers.

📜Regulator by @tinanguyen.bsky.social
📺Lowpass by @jank0.bsky.social
◀️The Stepback by… everyone

Here’s how it breaks down 🧵

Introducing Regulator and The Stepback, our new subscriber-exclusive newsletters

We’re launching two exclusive newsletters and a partnership with Lowpass by Janko Roettgers.

www.theverge.com

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Aug 6

Definitely recommend following Tina's newsletter for a deep dive and behind-the-scenes of all the tech drama in Washington

Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · Aug 6

Some personal news: I’m back in the newsletter game.

The Verge and I are proud to announce the launch of Regulator, a weekly newsletter for Verge subscribers that covers the fights between Big Tech and Big Government.

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The Verge @theverge.com · Jul 23

Trump wanted to break up Nvidia — but then its CEO won him over

“What the hell is Nvidia?” Trump recalls asking.

buff.ly

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Jay Peters @jaypeters.net · Jul 10

It's Thursday, and for the first time, I'm putting together this week's Installer newsletter for The Verge! I want to know what you're into right now. What are you reading / watching / playing / going down a deep rabbit hole about? Tell me so I can include it! (And subscribe to Installer!)

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Jun 23

Covering these trials was a very full-circle moment having followed these cases since their investigation stages. But leaving the courthouse on the final day of Meta's case still felt far from the end of this story www.theverge.com/policy/69044...

Inside the courthouse reshaping the future of the internet

For three weeks, a DC courthouse hosted a split screen of tech antitrust showdowns.

www.theverge.com

Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Jun 23

Besides having Meta and Google's trials going on at the same time a few floors apart, it was also ironic to see TikTok brought in as a witness for the FTC in its case against Meta, after TikTok fought the government in the same courthouse over a ban of its app www.theverge.com/policy/69044...

Inside the courthouse reshaping the future of the internet

For three weeks, a DC courthouse hosted a split screen of tech antitrust showdowns.

www.theverge.com

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Jun 23

Judge James Boasberg, who oversaw the six-week Meta trial, during a break one day dropped a scathing order against the Trump administration in the separate case he was assigned involving the Alien Enemies Act www.theverge.com/policy/69044...

Inside the courthouse reshaping the future of the internet

For three weeks, a DC courthouse hosted a split screen of tech antitrust showdowns.

www.theverge.com

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Jun 23

Covering these trials was like living in a split screen — one day, FTC attorneys would be arguing their case against Meta, while the Trump administration made its case in a nearby room for why the president should be able to fire the FTC's commissioners www.theverge.com/policy/69044...

Inside the courthouse reshaping the future of the internet

For three weeks, a DC courthouse hosted a split screen of tech antitrust showdowns.

www.theverge.com

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Jun 23

Here's my attempt to articulate the deeply weird experience of simultaneously covering two landmark tech antitrust trials in the same courthouse tasked with adjudicating some of the most controversial decisions of the second Trump presidency www.theverge.com/policy/69044...

Inside the courthouse reshaping the future of the internet

For three weeks, a DC courthouse hosted a split screen of tech antitrust showdowns.

www.theverge.com

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · Jun 21

Here’s @laurenfeiner.bsky.social with a searching look inside the literal courtrooms where the tech industry faces make or break rulings www.theverge.com/policy/69044...

Inside the courthouse reshaping the future of the internet

For three weeks, a DC courthouse hosted a split screen of tech antitrust showdowns.

www.theverge.com

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thank you to this subscriber for their sympathy — ICYMI the TikTok ban is delayed again, and no, the law still doesn't allow for this kind of extension 🤷‍♀️ www.theverge.com/news/688252/...

Comment on an article about the TikTok ban being paused again that says "I feel bad for Lauren.
The sheer amount of times she has to type this headline.
I'm sorry Lauren."

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · Jun 18

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

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Vox Media Union @voxmediaunion.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thank you all SO MUCH for your support. Our incredible Bargaining Committee worked into the night for us and reached a Tentative Agreement at around 5am! 🙏💪🥳🎉

As of now there will be NO STRIKE! Please continue enjoying all our work, knowing you all helped us get here! #unionstrong #voxunion #1u

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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · Jun 12

three years ago, Vox Media reached an agreement with its union securing one of the *strongest* contracts in digital media.

and now they won't budge on basic protections? shame on management. solidarity with my vox media union pals!!!!

i hear they're ready to strike!!!

Vox Media Union @voxmediaunion.bsky.social · Jun 11

It’s been a long day of bargaining with Vox Media, fighting hard to get a fair contract with better salaries, AI protections, the inclusion of the Dodo in our union, and much more. Come tomorrow, there’s only two days left in our contract — Vox Media, stop dragging your feet.

People standing around a conference table room.

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Vox Media Union @voxmediaunion.bsky.social · Jun 12

📣📣📣📣📣 STRIKE AUTHORIZED, LET'S GOOOO 📣📣📣📣📣📣

Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · Jun 12

We have so far been unable to reach a deal with Vox Media that includes fair pay, AI protections, competitive benefits, improved severance and layoff procedures.

Should we not reach a fair contract tonight, our 250-member @VoxMediaUnion.bsky.social has overwhelmingly authorized a strike. ⏰ @vox.com

"OUR UNION IS FULLY READY TO SUPPORT THE VOX MEDIA UNION SHOULD THEY BE FORCED TO STRIKE BECAUSE MANAGEMENT REFUSES AN AGREEMENT THAT MEETS THEIR VERY REASONABLE DEMANDS."
- WGAE PRESIDENT LISA TAKEUCHI CULLEN

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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thanks @agomezfcc.bsky.social for the conversation!

Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · Jun 11

I caught up with the FCC's last Dem commissioner @agomezfcc.bsky.social as she tours the country warning of the admin's "ongoing campaign of censorship and control." It's a risky campaign given Trump has already broken SCOTUS precedent to fire the FTC's Democrats www.theverge.com/policy/68559...

FCC’s last Democratic commissioner doesn’t know why Trump hasn’t fired her yet

Surprisingly, she says she has a “good working relationship” with the FCC chair.

www.theverge.com

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Vox Media Union @voxmediaunion.bsky.social · Jun 11

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