A look at GOP plans for Big Tech if they retake the House: few new laws, hearings on Meta, Twitter, Google, and others, chipping away at Section 230, and more (Anna Edgerton/Bloomberg)

Billy House / Bloomberg:
In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, 35 House Republicans request communications between Facebook and the FBI in a probe relating to the NY Post’s Hunter Biden story  —  House Republicans are demanding that Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg hand over FBI warnings …

Bloomberg:
US congressional aides say TikTok representatives have largely ignored Republican lawmakers, which could have serious consequences if the GOP retakes the House  —  There may be no more American form of unwinding than attending a football game.  So when TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shouzi Chew …

Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
Court filing: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, Within CEO Chris Milk, and others to testify in the FTC case against Meta’s acquisition of Within  —  Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a case by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
A look at Alphabet-owned Verily’s opioid addition rehab clinic in Dayton, Ohio, which has largely taken a low-tech approach to treat ~5,200 patients  —  Christopher Boggs started smoking pot in his teens, moved on to cocaine, and finally settled on opioids, which allowed him to evade …

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg told staff layoffs will begin tomorrow, he is accountable for Meta’s missteps, and his overoptimism about growth led to overstaffing  —  Meta Platforms Inc. will begin laying off employees on Wednesday morning, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told hundreds of executives on Tuesday.

Ben Brody / Protocol:
The White House unveils its principles to enhance tech platform accountability and competition, including Section 230 reforms and robust data protections  —  The White House on Thursday praised “bipartisan interest in Congress in passing legislation to protect privacy” …