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How to fix Facebook: Make users pay for it
[Commentary] The indictments brought by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III against 13 individuals and three organizations accused of interfering with the US election offer perhaps the most powerful evidence yet that Facebook and its Instagram subsidiary are harming public health and democracy. The best option for the company — and for democracy — is for Facebook to change its business model from one based on advertising to a subscription service. Facebook’s advertising business model is hugely profitable, but the incentives are perverse.
Did the US ‘hack back’ at Russia? Here’s why this matters in cyberwarfare. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 06:30Editorial: Tech giants should resist Russia’s iron grip of censorship (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 06:28‘Truth and decency’: CNN’s Jake Tapper specifies his quarrels with President Trump (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 15:24Germany set out to delete hate speech online. Instead, it made things worse. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 14:57
AT&T demanded the DOJ hand over documents that could show Trump’s influence over the Time Warner deal. A judge said no.
A federal judge has ruled against AT&T in its effort to force the Justice Department to reveal whether President Donald Trump inappropriately interfered with a regulatory review of the telecommunication company's $85 billion Time Warner merger. The ruling from Judge Richard Leon rejects AT&T's argument that the government has singled out the company for special scrutiny. The move blocks an attempt by AT&T to draw Trump into the legal battle by raising questions as to what, if any, pressure he may have placed on antitrust regulators to stop the acquisition.