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Twitter is blocking Cambridge Analytica from buying ads because of business ‘conflicts’ (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 04/30/2018 - 17:20A merged T-Mobile and Sprint will still be smaller than AT&T or Verizon (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 04/30/2018 - 14:42Blocking T-Mobile’s last big merger turned out great for U.S. consumers. So what’s different now?
Why would the US government want to reduce competitiveness now by letting T-Mobile and Sprint merge? It’s not as if there are many up-and-coming challengers in the market — even Google’s attempts seem half-hearted. (Also, given the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the AT&T-Time Warner merger, it’ll want to eye this deal with the same scrutiny.)
What does the Sprint and T-Mobile merger mean for 5G? (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/30/2018 - 13:56Facebook, Google and Netflix pay a higher median salary than Exxon, Goldman Sachs or Verizon (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/30/2018 - 13:56Podcast: Why is AT&T trying to buy Time Warner? (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/27/2018 - 06:42Facebook says Europe’s new data privacy rules won’t hurt its business — too much (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 12:03Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act: Next Big Battle over Internet Freedom
In April, Washington lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a narrow bill that seeks to crack down on sex trafficking online. To most, it seemed like a no-brainer: Sex trafficking is obviously bad. The law, however, changed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, a 20-year-old communications law that is the basis of the free internet as we know it.
How Facebook’s record lobbying spending compares to other tech companies
Facebook spent more money lobbying the US government in the first quarter of 2018 than it ever has before, according to a new filing. The social media company forked over $3.3 million to steer lawmakers on privacy, security, online advertising and transparency efforts, among other issues.