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A journalistic fix for fake news? A new venture seeks to take on the epidemic. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 11:25Will the FCC’s net neutrality repeal grind the Internet to a halt?
Will consumers see a sharp drop in Internet speeds because of the repeal of net neutrality rules? We can’t help but feel that we’ve spilled a lot of pixels here analyzing something that simply hasn’t happened. Senate Democrats, industry leaders and net neutrality activists say the FCC’s move to toss out the Obama-era rules will bog down and end the Internet as we know it. The biggest broadband providers forcefully reject this claim, saying they have no plans to block or throttle content or offer paid prioritization. That could change in time. As the D.C.
Commentary: The Trump administration wants to dismantle Ronald Reagan’s ‘infrastructure of democracy’ (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 06:21Op-ed: Politicians are hiding how governments raise and spend public resources. That’s a political mistake. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:15New study finds that the odds of striking it rich on YouTube — or even making a modest living — are small (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 11:59As DC sits on the sidelines, these states are looking to regulate Facebook, Google and Twitter
At a time when the US Congress seems paralyzed by partisanship — and either too reluctant or distracted to take on Silicon Valley’s most powerful players — Maryland is among a growing roster of states trying to remedy some of the most pressing ills of the digital age. Along with Maryland, leaders from New York to Washington state have pitched new bills that would make more information about online political ads available to local voters.