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Thursday, October 29, 2020
October 2020
Apple Faces Antitrust Complaint in France Over Privacy Changes in iPhones (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 06:11Hospitals being hit in coordinated, targeted ransomware attack from Russian-speaking criminals (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 06:10
Benton Editorial
Benton Editorial
Analysis | On the Eve of the Historic $16B RDOF Auction, We Get Down to the Details (telecompetitor)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 17:41The State of Broadband in America, Q3 2020
Key Findings
Analysis | Remedies that can sustain search competition in the DOJ case against Google (Brookings Institution)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 17:38Settlement with Data Center Company over Allegations it Deceived Consumers about its Participation in the EU Privacy Shield (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 17:31Chairmen Pallone and Doyle Demand Answers from Pai Regarding White House Involvement in Section 230 Rulemaking
House Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai demanding answers for the FCC’s recent and sudden announcement that it is moving forward with a Section 230 rulemaking. Chairmen Pallone and Doyle wrote that since the FCC is an independent regulatory agency responsible directly to Congress, it should be avoiding even the appearance of acting on behalf of the President. They requested answers to a series of questions, including:
Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior? A senate Committee Wants to Know
The Senate Commerce Committee convene a hearing to examine whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has outlived its usefulness in today’s digital age. Lawmakers hammered the chief executives of Twitter, Facebook, Google -- and one another. Republicans claimed the companies were suppressing conservative views. Of the 81 questions asked by Republicans, 69 were about censorship and the political ideologies of the tech employees responsible for moderating content.