November 2017

Anti-extremist crackdown on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter only solves part of the problem (USAToday)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/02/2017 - 11:19

Obama: Bannon, Breitbart shifted media narrative in 'powerful direction' (The Hill)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/02/2017 - 11:18

For the first time, more people will do their holiday shopping on mobile than on desktop (Vox)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/02/2017 - 11:17

DOJ Weighs Suit Against AT&T’s Deal for Time Warner

Apparently, the Justice Department is considering a lawsuit challenging AT&T's planned acquisition of Time Warner if the government and companies can’t agree on terms that would satisfy antitrust concerns. The department’s antitrust division is preparing for litigation in case it decides to sue to block the deal. Simultaneously, the department and the companies are discussing possible settlement terms that would lead to the deal winning government approval with conditions attached.

U.S. Prosecutors Consider Charging Russian Officials in DNC Hacking Case

Apparently, the Justice Department has identified more than six members of the Russian government involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee’s computers and swiping sensitive information that became public during the 2016 presidential election. Prosecutors and agents have assembled evidence to charge the Russian officials and could bring a case in 2018. Discussions about the case are in the early stages, apparently. If filed, the case would provide the clearest picture yet of the actors behind the DNC intrusion. U.S.

How Russian trolls got into your Facebook feed

On Nov 1, Congress released some of the 3,000 Facebook ads and Twitter accounts created by Russian operatives to sway American voters. These disturbing messages, seen by up to 126 million Americans, raise thorny questions about Silicon Valley’s responsibility for vetting the information it publishes.

CBO Scores Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (S 1621) (Congressional Budget Office)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/02/2017 - 10:40

Daily Digest 11/2/2017

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/02/2017 - 10:39

Daily Digest 11/2/2017 (For the Rest of You Souls)

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Thu, 11/02/2017

Communications & Democracy

Google Limits Access to Airfare Data, Risking Antitrust Concerns

In 2010, when Google paid $700 million to acquire airline-data company ITA Software, the Department of Justice scrutinized the deal for antitrust issues. The deal was ultimately approved, but one condition of the approval required Google to allow others to access the data for five years. Now, seven years later, Google is cutting off access to ITA data for some companies that rely on it. This week Google announced it would cancel QPX Express, an airline-data service it has offered to small businesses and startups since 2014.

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