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Charles Koch Institute op-ed: Social media is not a source of peril, Sen. Josh Hawley, it's a powerful tool (USA Today)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 06/13/2019 - 06:29Sprint’s 5G network is here, and it’s completely different from what Verizon and AT&T are doing
Sprint is launching its 5G network in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and Kansas City, becoming the third major US operator to kick off the next era of mobile data. For Sprint, 5G is about a lot more than coverage: it’s about dependability.
T-Mobile says it will match the special discounts making you reluctant to leave its rivals (USA Today)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 12:04Facebook while black: Users call it getting 'Zucked,' say talking about racism is censored as hate speech
Black activists say hate speech policies and content moderation systems formulated by a company built by and dominated by white men fail the very people Facebook claims it's trying to protect. Not only are the voices of marginalized groups disproportionately stifled, Facebook rarely takes action on repeated reports of racial slurs, violent threats and harassment campaigns targeting black users, they say. Many of these users now think twice before posting updates on Facebook or they limit how widely their posts are shared.
Spy game? Can China's Huawei be trusted with our 5G? (USA Today)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/19/2019 - 15:30Amazon Internet? Filings show company working on high-speed satellite internet service
According to filings with the International Telecommunications Union, Amazon layed out plans for putting 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit with the goal of providing internet around the world. "Project Kuiper is a new initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world," the company said. "This is a long-term project that envisions serving tens of millions of people who lack basic access to broadband internet.