iPhone users are slated to get $25 each from an up-to-$500 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit over Apple's decision to throttle the performance of iPhones with degraded batteries. People eligible for the payments are US residents who used affected versions of iOS before December 21, 2017, on the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, or SE.
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Public Knowledge
Washington , DC
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Open Markets Institute
Washington , DC
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Clemson University
Clemson , SC
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ACT | The App Association
Washington , DC
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Yelp Inc.
San Francisco , CA
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Hate speech. Viral disinformation campaigns. Political polarization propelled by targeted ads. These kinds of online content are a dominant public concern in the 2020 election cycle, and policymakers are pushing to regulate content on social media platforms as a result.
In 2020, lawmakers have lots of ideas about how to regulate tech companies. New bills are introduced every day, creating a sea of regulatory threats that’s difficult to keep straight as time goes on. A majority of these measures will never make their way into a committee hearing, and even fewer will be signed into law. But taken as a whole, they give us a sense of what a major tech regulation bill might look like this Congress. And as the 2020 election season takes off, that picture is more urgent than ever.
This study was designed to understand the repercussions of absent or poor home Internet connectivity on student performance and the associated costs to society. The focus is on Internet connectivity outside of school among middle and high school students enrolled in rural and smalltown schools. This report examines how differences in the type and quality of home connectivity (eg, broadband vs.
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