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Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) introduces bill to reinstate net neutrality rules
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) introduced a bill that would codify network neutrality regulations into law. Titled The 21st Century Internet Act, the measure would institute the basic outlines of the Federal Communication Commission’s 2015 Open Internet order, which banned the throttling and blocking of content as well as harmful paid prioritization practices.
How AT&T’s plan to become the new Facebook could be a privacy nightmare
AT&T now owns an internet service provider, a cellular service provider, a satellite cable TV provider, and Time Warner media properties including CNN and HBO. With AppNexus, AT&T controls a programmatic advertising network it can use to plaster ads on the web, within mobile apps, and on television. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson put it plainly: “AT&T has an amazing amount of data,” but he added that his company didn’t have a “very targeted advertising approach.” Tapping into customer insight from media properties in combination with its telecom business could be the key.

Why the AT&T and Time Warner merger appeal matters — and why it’s a long shot
The Department of Justice (DOJ) appeal of the AT&T-Time Warner decision doesn’t have any immediate effects on the company's plans since the DOJ didn’t ask for a legal stay while it filed its appeal. But it signals the department’s plans to keep fighting consolidation, which could help shape the landscape for future mergers. If the Department of Justice successfully appeals the decision, it could make many other deals less likely to succeed, setting a precedent for considering vertical mergers potentially as monopolistic as horizontal ones.
Facebook’s first wave of ‘trustworthy’ news shows sure includes a lot of Fox News (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 07/11/2018 - 17:18India just approved net neutrality rules that ban ‘any form’ of data discrimination (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 07/11/2018 - 17:18Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH) calls CNN "fake news" and attacks them for reaching out to his former staffers and interns (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 07/11/2018 - 15:00Facebook opens up ‘overwhelming data set’ for election research
Researchers will soon have a chance to study every link shared on Facebook, thanks to a new data set released through a research partnership with Social Science One. Announced earlier in 2018, the partnership brings together independent academics with data from Facebook and funding from independent foundations, hoping to provide new insight into the impact of social media on elections.
The FCC wants to charge you $225 to review your complaints
On July 12, the Federal Communications Commission will be voting to ensure they won’t have to read your complaints anymore — and Democratic House Commerce Committee leaders are not happy about it. House Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to voice their disapproval of a proposed rule that, if approved, would send informal consumer complaints directly through to the company in question.