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YouTube is ending its community captions feature and deaf creators aren’t happy about it (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 07/31/2020 - 11:46Amazon just posted record sales and profit in the middle of a pandemic (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 07/31/2020 - 06:35Google parent company Alphabet sees its first revenue decline in history (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 07/30/2020 - 15:59Republicans showed why Congress won’t regulate the internet (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/30/2020 - 06:43Democrats want a truce with Section 230 supporters
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which says apps and websites aren’t legally liable for third-party content, has inspired a lot of overheated rhetoric in Congress. Republicans like Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) have successfully framed the rule as a “gift to Big Tech” that enables social media censorship. While Democrats have very different critiques, some have embraced a similar fire-and-brimstone tone with the bipartisan EARN IT Act.
The pandemic is raising concerns about how teens use technology. But there’s still a lot we don’t know. (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/29/2020 - 06:40Peter Kafka: The Big Tech hearings won’t lead to real change. That’s okay. (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/29/2020 - 06:33Can Brett Kavanaugh be impartial about Facebook? (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 07/28/2020 - 13:29
Verizon adds customers, but revenue dips amid slower device sales
Verizon saw a net gain of 10,000 consumer Fios broadband subscribers in the second quarter, even though it had to suspend many in-home installations because of pandemic restrictions. The Keep Americans Connected Pledge — waiving late fees and promising not to cut off service for customers who couldn’t pay during the pandemic —