Court Says New York-Charter Suit Not Preempted by FCC Transparency Rules
ISP had claimed irreconcilable conflict in New York State action.
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
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FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for July 2018 Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the July Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 12, 2018.
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The Tech Side of Trump’s Plan to Reorganize Government
The White House released its overarching plan to reorganize the federal government, and, as with most of the administration’s management plans, it emphasizes technology’s role in the future of government.
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Facebook expands its fact-checking tools but says its work ‘will never be finished’
Facebook announced an expansion of several initiatives to combat the spread of misinformation on the social network used by more than 2 billion people.
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Obama cybersecurity czar: Russian hackers likely scanned election systems in all 50 states
Russian hackers likely scanned the election systems of all 50 states for vulnerabilities in 2016 — not just the 21 states confirmed as targets by homeland security officials in 2017, the cybersecurity czar for former President Barack Obama told the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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The news that bots share on Twitter tends not to focus on politics
Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, much attention has been focused on the role of bots in promoting political news on Twitter. But bots can play a role in spreading many other types of news and information as well.
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Sales Taxes on Internet Merchants
A divided Supreme Court ruled that states may require online retailers to collect billions of dollars of sales tax revenue owed to them. The decision was 5 to 4.
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Impact of CAF II-funded Networks
A new Blandin Foundation report finds that telecommunications companies relying only on the FCC’s Connect America Fund (CAF II) to build broadband networks in rural Minnesota will not equip residents with speeds that meet the state’s broadband goals.
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Moffett: DOJ Tried Wrong Case with AT&T/Time Warner
MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett says that AT&T-Time Warner's court victory should not be seen as a green light for vertical mergers (ones combining distribution with content), particularly ones involving an ISP and a content company, say Comcast-Fox for instance.
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Want to Understand What Ails the Modern Internet? Look at eBay
When the biggest platforms seem to be flailing or punting on problems, it’s often because they’re trying to address broad social issues with market solutions.
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ACLU Backs Small Cable Operator Opposition to Sinclair-Tribune
Says it would boost consumer-unfriendly 'take it or leave it" retrans deals
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Chairman Thune Pencils in Vote on FCC's Starks for June 27
As long as FCC nominee Geoffrey Starks is able to supply his post-confirmation hearing paperwork quickly, Senate Commerce Chairman Thune (R-SD) wants to include Starks' nomination on a June 27 markup and then move it on the floor
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Big Tech still struggles with President Trump
For tech executives, the Trump administration's child separation policy provided a moment of clarity when the choice to speak out was relatively easy.
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Disney Is Near US Antitrust Approval on Fox in a Blow to Comcast
Apparently, Walt Disney Co. is close to winning US antitrust approval for its $71 billion deal for 21st Century Fox Inc.’s entertainment assets, creating a potentially insurmountable hurdle for a rival bid from Comcast
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How Phone Companies Share Your Data
Carriers get requests for their customers’ whereabouts from all sorts of places. How they handle them depends on who is asking
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How Tech Companies Conquered America’s Cities
I’m not saying America’s cities are turning into dystopian technocapitalist hellscapes in which corporations operate every essential service and pull every civic string. But ...