March 2024

Editorial | The DOJ’s antitrust case against Apple is no blockbuster (Washington Post)

Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/31/2024 - 13:19

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Meta's Bid To Halt FTC Proceeding Over Teens' Data (MediaPost)

Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/31/2024 - 13:17

Deepfakes will be a ‘big problem’ for the 2024 election, officials say (nextgov)

Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/31/2024 - 13:17

Choice Broadband and Tarana Partner to Narrow Navajo Nation’s Digital Divide

Choice Broadband, the wireless broadband branch of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, and Tarana Wireless have officially launched a new ngFWA broadband network in Tohatchi, New Mexico. This is the first of many upgraded networks that will equip residents and businesses of Navajo Nation, the largest indigenous tribe in the United States, with reliable, high-speed internet. In Tohatchi, rocky terrain and significant distances between homes makes trenching fiber for broadband access extremely costly.

Consumer-driven design and evaluation of broadband labels

This study examines the content and layout of the proposed broadband consumer disclosure labels mandated by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Our large-scale user study identifies key consumer preferences and comprehension factors through a two-phase survey of 2500 broadband internet consumers. Findings reveal strong support for broadband labels, but dissatisfaction with the FCC's proposed labels from 2016. Participants generally struggled to use the label for cost computations and plan comparisons.

The evidence is equivocal on whether screen time is to blame for rising levels of teen depression and anxiety (Nature)

Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/31/2024 - 13:08

5 questions for Claire Evans (Politico)

Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/29/2024 - 16:40

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Tue, 04/09/2024 - 13:30 to 14:30

The proliferation of social media and smartphones in recent years has contributed to a mental health crisis among our children and teenagers and altered the way they interact with our world. Teenagers and younger children increasingly spend many hours a day scrolling through video shorts on platforms like TikTok, changing the very nature of their childhood and adolescent years.

Read more about The negative impact of social media and smartphones on children’s mental health

NTIA Making Resources Available to Help States Turn Digital Equity Plans into Reality

On March 29, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program.

Brightspeed expanding high-speed internet access to Trumbull County (OH) (WFMJ)

Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 03/29/2024 - 14:20

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