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Snapchat readies 2020 news push (Axios)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 15:28Big Tech's moral compass remains glitchy (Axios)
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Trump allies plot new war on social media
President Trump's campaign and key allies plan to make allegations of bias by social media platforms a core part of their 2020 strategy. Look for ads, speeches and sustained attacks on Facebook and Twitter in particular, the sources say. The irony: The social platforms are created and staffed largely by liberals — but often used most effectively in politics by conservatives. The charges of overt bias by social media platforms are way overblown, several studies have found. But, if the exaggerated claims stick, it could increase the chances of regulatory action by Republicans
Big Telecom's sweet summer of revenge
After years of frustration that Silicon Valley companies seemed to get special treatment in Washington, telecommunications giants are finally (re)gaining the upper hand. They are now starting to feel more able to compete with tech giants as they all jockey to dominate how we communicate and access information.
Obituaries help keep local newspapers afloat (Axios)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 16:53Social media reconsiders its relationship with the truth (Axios)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 08/21/2019 - 14:25Domino's Pizza is at the center of the internet's accessibility reckoning
A years-long legal battle between Domino's Pizza and a man who is blind named Guillermo Robles over whether the pizza chain is required by law to make its website accessible to the disabled could make it all the way up to the Supreme Court in 2019. Should the case go that far, its outcome could forever change the way the internet is regulated — and determine how accessible the internet will be in the future for the roughly 20% of Americans with a disability. Domino's is petitioning the Supreme Court to take up the case after a federal appeals court sided with Robles in 2016.
The rise of advertising activism in the Trump era (Axios)
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Tech regulators put to the test
The backlash against giant tech companies is stressing the public institutions tasked with examining their power, as participants, observers and critics question whether regulators have the skill, will and authority to check corporate forces. The machinery of antitrust regulation will process the broader conversation about tech's role in society through the mill of American politics and law — and some wonder whether it's up to the task.