Here’s What Foreign Interference Will Look Like in the 2020 Election
The incentives for foreign countries to meddle are much greater than in 2016, and the tactics could look dramatically different.
August 2019
FCC Authorizes $16.2 Million In Broadband Funding In Upstate New York
The Federal Communications Commission authorized nearly $16.2 million in federal funding over the next decade to expand broadband to 8,088 unserved rural New York homes and businesses, the second round of matching funds being provided in a partnership with the state’s New NY Broadband Program. The New York federal funding applications authorized today are as follows:
Report: Improving Cybersecurity Awareness in Underserved Populations (Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity at UC Berkeley)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 12:51Cloudflare’s termination of contract with 8chan drew attention to building blocks of the web
California-based company Cloudfare, which is a market leader in web infrastructure, was thrust into the spotlight of international debate after abruptly terminating its contract with 8chan, the far-right internet forum known for perpetuating conspiracy theories and hate speech, in the wake of the El Paso shooting.
AI researchers have a plan to pay patients for data (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 12:42Op-ed: Government regulation of social media would kill the internet — and free speech (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 12:41How tech platforms handle a user's death (Axios)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 12:41Municipal Funding Programs Help Bridge the Digital Divide and Build Community Connections (Next Century Cities)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 12:41
When Will Twitter Ban White Nationalists? Civil Rights Leaders Urge the Site to Take Action
As the two-year anniversary of the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville approaches, civil rights and digital activists say Twitter has not done nearly enough to prevent white nationalists from spreading hate speech online. Twitter is facing increased pressure to take action following the mass shooting in El Paso, where the shooter—who appeared to embrace white nationalism—killed 22 people and injured dozens more.