Broadband and Cities
Monday, January 27, 2020
January 2020
Op-Ed: The Shaky Future of .org Domains (New York Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 01/27/2020 - 06:43Op-ed
Op-ed
Broadband and Cities
New analysis of broadband adoption in a selection of cities shows a strong relationship between low household broadband adoption levels and poverty. The analysis also shows that rising economic tides in cities has little to do with recent growth in broadband adoption – but that declines in poverty rates do.
Analysis: Mike Pompeo’s blatant gaslighting attempt (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Sun, 01/26/2020 - 16:46Hillary Clinton: Mark Zuckerberg Has ‘Authoritarian’ Views on Misinformation (Atlantic, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Sun, 01/26/2020 - 16:45Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Denounces News Media, Undermining US Message on Press Freedom
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo escalated his clash with a respected National Public Radio journalist Mary Loui Kelly on Jan 25, lashing out at her and what he called the “unhinged” news media in an extraordinary statement. A day earlier, he abruptly ended an interview with her and delivered what the news outlet described as a profanity-laced rant. The statement, which used the fiery language to attack the news media that has become a trademark of President Donald Trump and his allies, ignited outrage online among foreign policy experts, scholars of diplomacy and press freedom advocates.
Have a Search Warrant for Data? Google Wants You to Pay (New York Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Sun, 01/26/2020 - 16:40Where US presidential candidates stand on breaking up Big Tech
Here are the leading presidential candidates’ positions on Big Tech.
Trump campaign runs hundreds of misleading Facebook ads warning of Super Bowl censorship
President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has run more than 200 misleading political advertisements on Facebook in the past day claiming the "Fake News media" will attempt to block the campaign's upcoming Super Bowl ad — despite federal regulations that require the TV spot be aired.