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Amazon is about to share your Internet connection with neighbors. Here’s how to turn it off. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 06/07/2021 - 10:46Editorial: The Internet is under global siege (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/31/2021 - 14:08Russia is still the biggest player in disinformation, Facebook says (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 05/26/2021 - 06:51Editorial: Where do social media platforms draw the line between expression and exploitation? (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 05/21/2021 - 16:41White House proposes smaller $1.7 trillion infrastructure package to try to sway skeptical Republicans
The White House told Senate Republicans it is open to reducing its infrastructure proposal down to $1.7 trillion in the hopes of securing a bipartisan deal, but GOP lawmakers signaled they are still disinclined to support a package carrying that price tag. The new offer, described afterward by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, appears to mark a decrease from the total $2.2 trillion President Biden proposed earlier this spring. The new plan is expected to lessen the money available for broadband, and reduce the money set aside for roads and bridges, to bring the president