New York Times
‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case
Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, Judge Amit Mehta of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled, a landmark decision that strikes at the power of tech giants in the modern internet era and that may fundamentally alter the way they do business. Judge Mehta said that Google had abused a monopoly over the search business.
How YouTube Took Over Our Television Screens (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/05/2024 - 06:30How 2024 Became the Zoom Election (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/05/2024 - 06:30China Is Closing the A.I. Gap With the United States (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/05/2024 - 06:29Amazon Cautions That When the News Gets Nutty, People Shop Less (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 08/02/2024 - 06:32Making Money From News Aimed at Gen Z Is Easier Said Than Done (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 08/02/2024 - 06:31Senate Passes Child Online Safety Bill, Sending It to an Uncertain House Fate
The Senate passed bipartisan legislation to impose sweeping safety and privacy requirements for children and teens on social media and other technology platforms, voting overwhelmingly to send the measure to the House, where its fate was uncertain. Passage of the measure, which has been the subject of a dogged advocacy campaign by parents who say their children lost their lives because of something they found or saw on social media, marked a rare bipartisan achievement at a time of deep polarization in Congress.
How the Kids Online Safety Act Was Dragged Into a Political War (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/31/2024 - 06:26Vice President Kamala Harris Faces a Faster, Uglier Version of the Internet
The internet was spewing racist and sexist attacks long before Vice President Kamala Harris (D-CA) began her presidential campaign, including when Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sought the job. Since the last major election, however, it has become even more noxious—and more central to American politics. In 2008, then-Sen Obama (D-IL) Obama faced an ecosystem in which Facebook had millions of users, not billions, and the iPhone was just a year old. In 2016, Clinton’s campaign monitored a handful of social media platforms, not dozens.