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When tech companies want to fix their race problem, the work often falls on unpaid employee groups (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 06/26/2020 - 06:32Justice Department broadens case against Julian Assange (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/25/2020 - 10:42Twitter puts a ‘public interest notice’ on President Trump’s tweet about force (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 06/23/2020 - 17:33America’s digital divide is an emergency
Far too many Americans are cut off from access to affordable high-speed Internet even as more of our core systems go digital. Unchecked, the result will be an America even more unequal than the one we see today. The United States has failed in the equitable delivery of this public good. The disparity will almost certainly lead to further inequity. No American should suffer the indignity of searching for Internet. Starbucks WiFi is not a social safety net.
Cat Zakrzewski: Tech leaders say President Trump's immigration crackdown will be bad for business (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 06/23/2020 - 11:06Cat Zakrzewski: Major brands announce temporary Facebook ad boycott (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 06/22/2020 - 10:36Voice of America and other U.S. government media never engage in propaganda. Is that about to change?
For decades, US government-funded foreign broadcasting has distinguished itself from that of undemocratic nations with its commitment to quality journalism and editorial independence.