FCC Emergency Connectivity Funds, Lumen’s Wi-Fi 7 Device, Dems and Broadcast Television
The FCC announced $53.4 million in additional funding for the Emergency Connectivity Fund.
Social Media
Bipartisan Alarm Over Social Media’s Harms to Children Prompts Slew of Proposed Legislation
Bills ranged from addressing intermediary liability to limiting personal data collection.
Crypto
GOP Senator Pushes Back Against Crypto Skeptics, Calls for Consumer Protections
Toomey advocated instituting consumer protections and disclosure requirements in the crypto industry.
Privacy
Led by Wyden, Democrats Call on NTIA to Reform Privacy Standards for .US Domains
The Democratic legislator called on NTIA end the automatic disclosure of .US web domain users’ personal information.
Bill Targeting Sale of Location Data, Senate Democrats Antitrust Revision, Antitrust Lawsuit Location Bill
A bill introduced by Elizabeth Warren would ban data brokers from selling or transferring location data and health data.
Progressives’ Anti-Merger Bill, New Facebook Parental Controls, Verizon Helps Defense Department
A bill from progressives to ease merger break-ups may face a treacherous path in Congress.
‘Boogaloo’ Lawsuit Against Facebook, Nokia-Ligado Partnership, Congressmembers Fighting with Google CEO
The sister of a federal officer shot on duty says Facebook knowingly radicalized his killers.
Senate Commerce Urges Facebook Probe, Chinese Export Restrictions, Microsoft IoT Security Survey
Senators are concerned over Facebook’s practices for advertising and hate speech moderation.
Antitrust
FTC Commissioner Phillips Warns About Shifting Direction of Agency
Noah Phillips voiced concern about the scope and practices of the Biden administration’s FTC.
Dish Buying Gen Mobile, DOJ Asked to Review Alleged Facebook-Google Collusion, STL’s New CEO
Dish wants low-cost prepaid business Gen Mobile, Members of Congress want investigation into Facebook-Google, STL appoints Paul Atkinson.
Big Tech
Several Organizations Protest Facebook, Sign Public Complaints Against Platform
Organizations signed a formal list of 70 public complaints against the social media giant.
Antitrust
Debaters Consider Whether a New Agency to Regulate Tech Platforms Would Do More Harm Than Good
November 9, 2020 – At a formal debate on whether technology platforms require a new regulatory regime, two well-established experts also clashed over how seriously policy-makers should take the recent House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee report on breaking up big tech companies. In the Technology
Big Tech
Apple Gets a Foot in Joe Biden’s Door. What Will It Mean for Silicon Valley?
November 6, 2020 — With Twitter flagging and obscuring Donald Trump’s tweets on a daily basis, and with Facebook and other internet gatekeepers clamping down on pro-Trump vote conspiracy groups, one question looming over the final vote-count is: How will big tech fare during the next presidential ad
Antitrust
Broadband’s Role in Iowa Caucus Debacle, Facebook as an Actual Community, Makan Delrahim Recusal on Google
The results from the Democratic Caucus in Iowa remained delayed, and the technology snafu is being blamed on an app designed to tabulate results that was made by Shadow, Inc., according to multiple press reports. The New York Times cites a person familiar with the app as saying that concerns about p
Broadband Data
Despite Promising Gains in Connectivity, Report from Broadband Now Highlights the Extent of the Digital Divide
U.S. infrastructure hasn’t been able to keep up with the country’s demand to connect, according to a new report surveying the past decade and future 10 years by BroadbandNow. Despite promising gains in metrics like wired broadband connectivity and high-speed coverage, the report highlights the exten
Social Media
The Biggest Tech Companies – Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google – Have Nowhere to Go But Down, Say Panelists
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2020 – The biggest high tech platform companies on the political and cultural landscape have nowhere to go but down, agreed a panel of tech boosters and critics at the State of the Net conference on Tuesday. Postulating a world 10 years in the future, the moderator of the pan
