September 2018

Chairman Pai defends net neutrality repeal

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai defended the recent repeal of network neutrality rules, saying that the move was necessary to increase competition among internet service providers. “The effects of these regulations were holding back investment and innovation,” Chairman Pai said.

Google Workers Discussed Tweaking Search Function to Counter Travel Ban

Days after the Trump administration instituted a controversial Muslim travel ban in January 2017, Google employees discussed ways they might be able to tweak the company’s search-related functions to show users how to contribute to pro-immigration organizations and contact lawmakers and government agencies, according to internal company emails.