Steven Overly

The U.S. says it could impose 25% tariffs on British exports after the U.K. levied a digital services tax on major technology companies; we get the details from Steven Overly, global trade and economics reporter at POLITICO.

In 2016, Russia and China attacked American democracy by muddying the political discourse online. The virtual strikes, which included disinformation campaigns, online bots, and e-mail server hackings, marked one of the most direct interferences into American democracy by foreign actors in history.

Facebook says it will ban political ads the week before the November election. POLITICO's Steven Overly breaks down how the effort aims to prevent the spread of misinformation — and looks at whether big tech giants are going to be able to handle a chaotic election that could be ripe for misinformation.

Health experts say contact tracing is essential while we wait for a coronavirus vaccine. But tracing the virus’ spread requires a lot of work … and a lot of people. POLITICO’s Steven Overly explains how apps could save the day — and why a lack of coordination between states could spell trouble.

At the beginning of 2020, Facebook announced that it would continue its policies of allowing political campaigns to lie in ads and to target ads to highly specific groups. A tech reporter explains the significance of these decisions and the evolving relationship between the government and big tech.

This week, attorneys general from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico announced they’re joining forces to investigate whether Google has engaged in anti-competitive behavior. Some of those AGs are also part of another investigation into similar questions about Facebook. The Google investigation will be directed at how the company’s search and advertising operations may inhibit competition. The AGs are coming from both sides of the political aisle — remember bipartisanism? And th

POLITICO’s latest Global Translations podcast examines growing global pressure to regulate political neutrality, hate speech and extremist online content

The fight over Chinese tech could change the race for 5G and rewire the global economy.

You've heard about the trade war, but how about the phone war? Politico's Steven Overly explains why the US and China are fighting over Huawei and 5G.

A federal judge has approved the merger of AT&T and Time Warner. What does this mean for the media and entertainment industries? How will this deal affect future mergers?