Biden EO will encourage the FCC to bring back net neutrality and enforce clearer pricing labels for ISPs, asks FTC to draft right-to-repair rules, more
but it can't until he picks a third Democrat Pia Singh / CNBC : IAC CEO says Apple is ‘worse’ than Google and will be next target in U.S. antitrust crackdown Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : President Joe Bide...
How Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter plan to handle Election Day and the subsequent days, clamping down on falsehoods and highlighting accurate information
So, it's going to be a big week — or weeks. Alexander Hall / Newsbusters : Mark Levin: Facebook Censored My Page on Eve Before Election; ‘I Will Not Be Intimidated’ David Gilbert / VICE : Current Face...
Trump signs an EO designed to limit Section 230 protections by directing the Commerce Department to press the FCC to roll back portions of Section 230
For a Price Andrew Wyrich / The Daily Dot : Trump-Twitter drama causes Cameron Winklevoss to get relentlessly owned Facebook: John McCarthy : President Donald J. Trump is ramping up his attacks agains...
Bernie Sanders unveils a “High-Speed Internet for All” plan with $150B to build publicly owned broadband networks, wants to break up ISPs like Comcast and AT&T
When Bernie is president … Alex Hernandez / Techaeris : Bernie Sanders promises high-speed internet for all Clyde Hughes / UPI : Bernie Sanders unveils ‘High-Speed Internet for All’ plan Jeff Baumgart...
Google's limits on microtargeting of political ads for state and federal candidates shakes up ad plans and frustrates both Democrats and Republicans
but it's a secret April Glaser / Slate : Will Google's Changes to Political Ads Hurt Democrats or Republicans More? Washington Post : Google's new political ad rules unite Democratic and Republican ca...
California passes landmark bill that requires gig economy workers to be treated as employees, going into effect Jan 1, affecting companies like Uber and Lyft
what's next? Mathew Katz / Digital Trends : Uber says drivers aren't an essential part of its business Danielle Abril / Fortune : Uber, Lyft, and Other Gig Economy Companies Push Back on New Californi...
Mark Zuckerberg calls for global regulations in four areas: policing harmful content, election integrity, a GDPR-like privacy framework, and data portability
but some experts are questioning his motives Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run : Mark Zuckerberg: ‘I Believe We Need a More Active Role for Governments and Regulators’ David McCabe / Axios : Zuckerberg start...
Facebook says it will ban white nationalist and white separatist content, pointing users to nonprofits, after initially only banning white supremacist content
Today we're announcing a ban on praise … Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web : It shouldn't take a tragedy for tech companies to fight hate on their platforms Reuters : Facebook bans white nationalism, w...
Sen. Warren proposes tech regulation, including breaking up big tech and rolling back acquisitions at Amazon, Google, and Facebook, as part of her 2020 bid
Silicon Valley is unimpressed VentureBeat : Elizabeth Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, and Google John Koetsier / Forbes : Why Apple Got Spared As Elizabeth Warren Targets Amazon, Facebook, G...