DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 21-state brief, urging a federal court to uphold Congress's law that protects American privacy rights by requiring TikTok to cut ties with the Chinese Communist Party or face a national ban. Earlier this year, Congress passed a bipartisan law banning TikTok unless ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company, sells its stake in th  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * "Today, a federal judge agreed with the State of Nebraska and other state enforcers and found that Google violated the antitrust laws by maintaining an illegal monopoly over the search engine market. This ruling is likely to lead to more options for consumers and is a significant victory against Big Tech's dominance of the Internet. Our office played an important role in th  more