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Pro-Trump influencers flocked to alternative social networks. Their follower counts stalled soon after. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 06:39Microsoft is bigger than Google, Amazon and Facebook. But now lawmakers treat it like an ally in antitrust battles. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 18:01Microsoft bought Activision because gaming is the new social media (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 06:34David Von Drehle: The FAA’s 5G freakout raises a big red flag — about its competence (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 17:14President Biden’s big broadband ambitions mean historic hurdles for NTIA
On January 11, the Senate confirmed Google and Mozilla alum Alan Davidson as director of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The agency will steer $48 billion in federal funding for broadband deployment, a massive sum that will test its capacity. Former NTIA chiefs David Redl and Larry Irving highlighted what they see as the biggest hurdles for Davidson and the agency’s upcoming agenda.