Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Musk pauses $1M giveaways after DOJ warning Elon Musk's super PAC halted its daily $1 million giveaways to registered voters in swing states, after the Department of Justice warned that it might violate federal law. © Associated Press/Matt Rourke The DOJ’s Public Integrity Section reportedly sent a letter to America PAC, suggesting that the sweepstakes could violate a federal law against paying people to register to vote, according to The Wall Street Journal.   The super PAC did not announce a winner of the $1 million giveaway Wednesday.     The sweepstakes, which launched Saturday, required participants to be registered to vote in one of seven swing states and have signed the PAC’s petition supporting free speech and the right to bear arms.    The DOJ declined to comment on the warning letter. America PAC did not respond to The Hill’s request for comment.    The sweepstakes quickly drew scrutiny from campaign finance and legal experts, who questioned whether it violated election law.    A group of nearly a dozen public officials, including several from Republican administrations, sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry (D) on Monday urging them to review the PAC’s payments.    “We are aware of nothing like this in modern political history,” the officials wrote in the letter obtained by The Washington Post.    They noted that the DOJ has long held that “anything having monetary value,” including a lottery, could be considered a prohibited payment for voter registration.    “We recognize that they are framed as payments for signing a petition, or for referring voters who sign,” the letter reads. “But many of the payments are restricted to registered voters, so anyone who wishes to get paid must first register.”    Read more in a full report at TheHill.com.   Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter, we're Julia Shapero and Miranda Nazzaro — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley.   Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.   Essential Reads  How policy will be impacting the tech sector now and in the future:   Montana AG sues TikTok, alleging platform is addictive, harmful to youth mental health Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit Thursday against TikTok, alleging the social media platform knowingly shared addictive and harmful content with children and teens. The suit follows an investigation by the Montana Department of Justice, which discovered “virtually endless amounts of extreme and mature videos presented to children as young as thirteen,” Knudsen’s office said in a release. …  Full Story   Senate Intelligence chair presses web domain companies to take action against Russian influence operations Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) pressed a select group of domain registrars in the U.S. to address alleged abuse of their services by Russian influence operations during the 2024 election cycle. Warner addressed his letter Thursday to a list of companies included in a Department of Justice (DOJ) affidavit last month. “Information included in the affidavit supporting recent seizure of a number of …  Full Story   Michael Keaton: Trump, Musk don’t respect supporters Actor Michael Keaton said former President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk don’t respect their supporters, in a video posted to Instagram this week. “You know, for some of you folks who, guys, mostly, I guess, who are thinking about attending a rally with Musk and Trump, they don’t really respect you,” Keaton said in the video.  In early October, Musk made an appearance with the former president at a rally in …  Full Story   In Other News  Branch out with other reads on The Hill: Federal rule banning fake online reviews takes effect WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect. The Federal Trade Commission issued the rule in August banning the sale or purchase of online reviews. The rule, which went into effect Monday, allows the agency to seek civil penalties against those who knowingly violate … Full Story   What Others are Reading  Two key stories on The Hill right now: Oregon school district calls on Cruz to take down transgender ads An Oregon school district on Thursday asked Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) campaign to take down two ads targeting transgender athletes because they include … Read more CNN polling guru says battleground state sweep ‘more likely than not’ CNN polling guru Harry Enten said he believes a sweep of the main battleground states in the presidential election is “more likely than not,” even … Read more   What Others are Reading  Opinion related to tech submitted to The Hill: Infrastructure is destiny in the AI era     You're all caught up. See you tomorrow!