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Why Is Big Tech Policing Free Speech? Because the Government Isn’t (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/26/2021 - 06:21Companies inspired by Bitcoin are creating social networks, storing online content and hosting websites wo/ central authority (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/26/2021 - 06:20How the 3 Diallo Sisters Were Finally Able to Connect to Their Classes (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 01/25/2021 - 19:50Shira Ovide: In East Africa, too much Facebook has been awful. So has too little Facebook. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 01/25/2021 - 06:27Loon, the Google-Linked Balloon Project to Provide Cell Service, Will Close
Google parent Alphabet is shutting down Loon, a high-profile subsidiary spun out from its research labs that used high-altitude helium balloons to deliver cellular connectivity from the stratosphere. Nearly a decade after it began the project, Alphabet pulled the plug on Loon because it did not see a way to reduce costs to create a sustainable business.