Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Communications Commission is about to start winding down a program that gives $30 monthly broadband discounts to people with low incomes, and says it will have to complete the shutdown … Continue reading FCC Plans Shutdown of Affordable Connectivity Program As GOP Withholds Funding
SonicSpike shares a report from Politico: An agency set up under Donald Trump to protect elections and key U.S. infrastructure from foreign hackers is now fighting off increasingly intense threats from hard-right Republicans who argue it’s gone too far… Continue reading US Conservatives Are Trying To Kill Government’s Top Cyber Security Agency
Wednesday seven U.S. Republican candidates for President held their second debate before the 2024 primary — during which TikTok led to some surprisingly heated attacks against entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy:
Moderator: Mr. Ramaswamy, TikTok is b… Continue reading Republican Presidential Candidates Criticize TikTok as ‘Dangerous’, ‘Controlled by Communist China’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A federal judge yesterday granted Google’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC), which claims that Google intentionally used Gmail’s spam filter to suppress … Continue reading Judge Tears Apart Republican Lawsuit Alleging Bias In Gmail Spam Filter
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Parler, the self-described “uncancelable free speech platform,” has been sold and shut down while its new owner conducts a “strategic assessment.” The platform will be back eventually, new owner St… Continue reading Parler Shuts Down As New Owner Says Conservative Platform Needs Big Revamp
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Two Republican lawmakers in Idaho have introduced a bill that would make it a misdemeanor for anyone in the state to administer mRNA-based vaccines — namely the lifesaving and remarkably safe COVI… Continue reading Republican Bill In Idaho Would Make mRNA-Based Vaccination a Crime
Republicans in the House plan to scrutinize communications between the Biden administration and big technology and social-media companies to probe whether they amounted to the censorship of legitimate viewpoints on issues such as Covid-19 that ran coun… Continue reading GOP-Led House To Probe Alleged White House Collusion With Tech Giants
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google on Friday for allegedly sending its emails to users’ spam folders. The U.S. political committee accuses the tech giant o… Continue reading RNC Sues Google Over Spam Email Filters
Earlier today, Twitter announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Elon Musk for approximately $44 billion. The announcement led to speculation that former President Donald Trump may return to the social media platform after being permanently banned… Continue reading Trump Says He Won’t Return To Twitter
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Conversation: Twitter has on various occasions been accused of political bias, with politicians or commentators alleging Twitter’s algorithm amplifies their opponents’ voices, or silences their own. In this … Continue reading Twitter’s Algorithm Favors the Political Right, Study Finds