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Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 12/18/2017 - 17:27Donald Trump Jr. goes after 'outrage' following net neutrality repeal
Donald Trump Jr. went after critics of the Federal Communications Commission's decision to rescind net neutrality rules, challenging critics to explain net neutrality. “I would pay good money to see all those people complaining about Obama’s FCC chairman voting to repeal #NetNeutality actually explain it in detail,” Trump Jr. tweeted. “I’d also bet most hadn’t heard of it before this week. #outrage.”
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Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 10:24Net neutrality rules are dead. Will my Internet bills go up? (USAToday)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 10:17Federal regulators weigh whether to unmask online political ad buyers
Political advertisements on Facebook would have to include disclaimers showing who paid for them, under legal opinions the nation’s federal election regulators are taking up Thursday. If the Federal Election Commission (FEC) votes to adopt the requirement at its Dec 14 meeting, it would mark the first federal move to formally regulate political advertising on social media following revelations that Kremlin-tied groups used ads on Facebook and other platforms in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential election.