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6 ways the Google antitrust ruling could change the internet
A federal judge said on August 5 that Google broke the law to kneecap competition in web search in ways that entrenched the company’s power. The next steps, which involve proposing legal fixes to undo Google’s behavior, are essentially about imagining an alternative future in which Google isn’t Google as we know it. We have the internet we have, and it’s hard to imagine something different or if you’d like it more, but here are six possible alternati
TikTok to remove feature for some users after E.U. says it’s addictive (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 08/06/2024 - 06:23Teenager sues Meta over ‘addictive’ Instagram features (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/05/2024 - 11:19Secretaries of state urge Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading false election info (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Sun, 08/04/2024 - 23:41Google hires top start-up team, fueling concerns over Big Tech’s power in AI (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Sun, 08/04/2024 - 23:40Bipartisan pressure in Congress emerges for OpenAI to prove it is developing its AI safely (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 08/02/2024 - 06:31Democratic convention will host hundreds of online influencers (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/01/2024 - 06:31X suspends ‘White Dudes for Harris’ account after massive fundraiser (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/31/2024 - 06:20Senate lawmakers turn to online content creators to push legislation
Social media influencer and wedding dress designer Hayley Paige is set to testify at a Senate hearing about banning noncompete agreements, the latest example of how members of the Senate are using online influencers to push their policy initiatives and educate the public about their legislative efforts. Paige, who has over 1.1 million followers on Instagram, was forced to stop designing dresses after her former employer sued her under a noncompete agreement, which limits workers’ ability to continue to work in the same industry.