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Friday, June 17, 2022
June 2022
Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 06/17/2022 - 06:19Elon Musk tells Twitter’s employees he wants the service to ‘contribute to a better, long-lasting civilization.’ (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 06/17/2022 - 06:19How a Religious Sect Landed Google in a Lawsuit (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 06/17/2022 - 06:18Some SpaceX Employees Criticize Elon Musk’s Behavior in Letter (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 06/17/2022 - 06:18Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
White House Creates Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse
On June 16, the Biden Administration directed the Director of the White House Gender Policy Council and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to lead an initiative to address online harassment and abuse, specifically focused on technology-facilitated gender-based violence, and to develop concrete recommendations to improve prevention, response, and protection efforts through programs and policies in the United States and globally.
Utilities Generate Economic Benefits from Fiber
Many utilities have a long-standing relationship with fiber networks for monitoring and controlling their power distribution grids and it’s one that is increasingly proving valuable to the communities they serve both in terms of improving electric services and generating measurable economic benefits to their customers. “The cost of power outages to our communities is tremendous,” said Katie Espeseth, Vice President of New Products at EPB and FBA Power Utilities Roundtable Chair. “The cost of power outages to Chattanooga was nearly $100 million a year.
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Provides an Update on the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act
On June 15, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel sent Sen Maria Cantwell (D-WA) a letter providing an update on the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act. "Congress charged the Federal Communications Commission with developing a Reimbursement Program to assist with the removal, replacement, and disposal of equipment that could pose a risk to the security of our nation’s communications networks," said Rosenworcel.