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Time Warner CEO calls the government’s case against AT&T ‘ridiculous’
Time Warner chief executive Jeff Bewkes denied that AT&T will raise the price of TV channels such as CNN and TBS as a result of the two companies' $85 billion merger, calling the Justice Department's landmark case to block the deal "ridiculous." "I think it's ridiculous," he said.
Fox News must take tough action on Sean Hannity’s ethical failure. Don’t hold your breath. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/18/2018 - 10:48Hannity’s rising role in Trump’s world: ‘He basically has a desk in the place’ (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/18/2018 - 10:47Erik Wemple: Time for Fox News to investigate Sean Hannity (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/17/2018 - 15:09Rep. Dent (R-PA) to resign from Congress within weeks (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/17/2018 - 15:08Thousands of Android apps may be illegally tracking children, study finds
Thousands of free, popular children's apps available on the Google Play Store could be violating child privacy laws. Seven researchers analyzed nearly 6,000 apps for children and found that the majority of them may be in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. Thousands of the tested apps collected the personal data of children under age 13 without their parent's permission, the study found.
Controversial apps for kids make cosmetic surgery into a game (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 16:57Michael Cohen's third client: Fox News commentator Sean Hannity (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 15:00US, British governments say Russia has hacked routers used by businesses globally
The US and British governments accused Russia of conducting a massive campaign to compromise computer routers and firewalls around the world — from home offices to Internet providers — for espionage and possibly sabotage purposes. The unusual public warning from the White House, US agencies and Britain’s National Cyber Security Center results from monitoring the threat dating back more than a year. It was the two countries’ first such joint alert. “We have high confidence that Russia has carried out a coordinated campaign to compromise ...