Joe Biden
Russian Cyberattacks, Twitter’s ‘Poison Pill’ Defense, Microsoft Partners with Software Company
Government officials continue to warn about potential Russian cyberattacks.
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Comedian Blackmails Legislators, Musk Snubs Twitter, Render Networks Connects 1 million Premises
Comedian John Oliver wants the federal government to work on federal privacy legislation.
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Musk Buys Twitter Stock, Truth Social a ‘Ghost Town,’ American Broadband’s New CFO
Elon Musk bought a chunk of Twitter shares after expressing dissatisfaction with the platform’s free speech decisions.
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Big Tech Must Unite Against Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Just as America and EU
The head of the Center for European Policy Analysis said America and EU need to agree on Big Tech.
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TikTok Harms Investigated, Big Tech Actions Against Russian Media, Senate Passes Cyber Alert Bill
Attorneys general from across the nation will investigate TikTok to determine if the platform is harmful to minors.
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Greene, Paul Social Media Developments Resurface Section 230 Debate
Five days into the new year and two developments bring Section 230 protections back into focus.
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Judge Rules Exemption Exists in Section 230 for Twitter FOSTA Case
Latest lawsuit illustrates the increasing fragility of Section 230 legal protections.
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Trump Files Suit Against Tech Giants, N.Y. Gets $21M for Broadband, Default Apps Dominate
Trump files class-action against major tech firms, New York gets $21M for rural internet, default apps get most use.
Supreme Court
Executive Order On Chinese Telecom, Twitter Banned In Nigeria, Top Court Rules On Anti-hacking Law
Biden signs order banning investments in 59 Chinese companies, Nigeria bans Twitter, top court rules on hacking.
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China’s Digital Expertise And Export Strategy Concerning, Say Experts
China’s digital savvy and its influence over developing countries is concerning some experts.
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Polarization Runs Deeper Than Social Media, Says National Review Correspondent
July 16, 2020 — Social media is not exacerbating the problems of American public discourse, said the National Review’s Kevin Williamson in a Lincoln Network webinar Thursday. The event, titled “Social Media’s Impact on Free Speech,” featured a discussion between Williamson and the Lincoln Network’s
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Algorithms Can Assist With the ‘Infodemic’, But Have Limitations, Says Center for Data Innovation
July 9, 2020 — Social media algorithms can assist with detecting false or misleading content amid the coronavirus, but they have many limitations, said participants in a Center for Data Innovation webinar Wednesday. The event, titled “Can Algorithms Tackle the ‘Infodemic’?” saw participants discuss
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Social Media Companies Can Block and Control Harmful Content Amidst Current Coronavirus Disinformation
June 9, 2020 — Though disinformation is rampant online, there is still hope that social media companies can control it, said Ryan Calo, principal investigator at the Center for an Informed Public, in an interview on KUOW Public Radio Tuesday. While social media platforms have recently seen vast amou
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President Trump’s Anti-Section 230 Executive Order ‘Radical,’ says Sen. Ron Wyden
June 3, 2020 — The actions that President Donald Trump has taken to punish tech companies for alleged anti-conservative discrimination are radical, said Section 230 co-author Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in an Aspen Institute webinar Tuesday. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects tech pl
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, on Webcast with New America, Singles out Telehealth as Beneficiary of New Unlicensed Spectrum
April 7, 2020 – Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai identified telemedicine as the industry he is most excited about as a result of the upcoming availability of 1200 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum, according to a webinar with communications think tank New America on Monday. Pai referenced a T
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Jeff Grappone: State of the Union Address Is No Longer the Political Equivalent of the Super Bowl
The State of the Union address used to be the political news equivalent of the Super Bowl. It was the one night of the year set aside for the president to speak directly to the American people. In the days leading up to the speech, Washington’s chattering class speculated as to what new policies or
