Washington Post
Northern Virginia is the heart of the internet. Not everyone is happy about that.
Northern Virginia is home to about 275 data centers, handling at least a third of the world’s online use, with dozens more of the massive structures either under construction or planned as local officials seek to tap into the hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue generated by an industry that requires few government services in return.
US government is not investigating Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 02/06/2023 - 06:42Harvard is shutting down project that studied social media misinformation (Washington Post)
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Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 06:23Supreme Court asks Biden administration to weigh in on social media case
The Supreme Court asked the Biden administration to weigh in on whether states may bar giant social media platforms from removing certain types of political speech, a major First Amendment case that could determine how the constitutional right to free speech applies to the marketplace of ideas on the internet. The request for the solicitor general's views will delay a decision on whether the high court takes up the issue.