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Trump supporters charged in plot to bomb Facebook and Twitter headquarters, among other targets (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 07/16/2021 - 15:58The struggle to make health apps truly private (Vox)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 07/14/2021 - 13:02Consumer Reports launches Broadband Together — a nationwide search for the truth about your internet service
In a first-of-its-kind effort, the Broadband Together initiative is asking people across the country to share their monthly internet bills — so we can find out what we’re really getting for our money, and advocate for a better internet that costs less. Consumer Reports is asking thousands of consumers to share their monthly internet bills at broadbandtogether.org so CR can analyze the cost, quality, and speeds that are being delivered to people in communities across the US, and to bet
AT&T adds benefits and eliminates deprioritization for its top-tier plan
AT&T is adding a few more benefits to its $85-per-month top-tier unlimited plan at no added cost. Unlimited Elite subscribers will now truly have access to unlimited high-speed data and will no longer be subject to deprioritization after hitting 100GB of data per month. Customers will also get a bump from 30GB of monthly hotspot data up to 40GB as well as up to 4K video streaming—boosted from a maximum of 1080p.
How online fundraising led voters to donate more money than they realized (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/12/2021 - 06:18Remote workers are moving out of big cities—but not to the Midwest (Vox)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 07/05/2021 - 11:59Big tech companies will have to open Russian offices if they want to advertise in the country (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 07/02/2021 - 06:42Federal Trade Commission expands antitrust powers in Chair Lina Khan’s first open proceeding
The Federal Trade Commission passed a pair of pivotal measures expanding its power to regulate anti-competitive business practices, setting the stage for a more aggressive enforcement approach from the embattled agency. In the most aggressive effort, the commission voted to rescind a 2015 “Statement of Enforcement Principles” that restricted the FTC Act’s prescriptions on “unfair methods of competition” to explicit violations of existing antitrust law (specifically the Sherman and Clayton Acts). The vote proceeded along party lines, passing 3-2 with Democrats in the majority.