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Meta to Offer Ad-Free Facebook, Instagram Subscriptions in Europe (Bloomberg)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 10/30/2023 - 13:53Debt and Scandal Throw Billionaire Drahi’s Altice Empire Into Turmoil (Bloomberg)
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Submitted by benton on Mon, 10/23/2023 - 06:18Biden’s FCC Revives the Longest-Running Policy Fight in Tech
The Federal Communications Commission is heading into the next round of Washington’s longest-running fight over technology policy. On Oct. 19 the agency is slated to take a preliminary vote to reassert its authority to regulate broadband providers, clearing the way to pass a version of the net neutrality rules that it eviscerated during the Trump administration.
Editorial | No One Needs Another Net-Neutrality Fight (Bloomberg)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 10/17/2023 - 11:23US National Labor Relations Board: X Illegally Fired Worker Over Protest Tweet (Bloomberg)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 10/15/2023 - 10:39Kids Suing Social Media Over Addiction Find a Win Amid Losses (Bloomberg)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 10/15/2023 - 10:38Net Neutrality Is Still Needed Despite Its Quiet Hiatus
The debate around “net neutrality” is back, only this time there is even less chance that the matter will be settled for good. Consumers’ online rights still need protection, and restoring them for an open internet is worthwhile. Those pointing to internet service providers’ (ISP) “good behavior” are being disingenuous at best. The 2018 decision to reverse the Federal Communications Commission's earlier net neutrality rule was being challenged in court until 2020, by which point several states had set up or had in motion their own net neutrality regulations in the absence of a federal one.