Charter says it will acquire Cox Communications for $21.9B, valuing Cox at $34.5B including debt and uniting two of the biggest US cable and broadband operators
Our anti-trust laws have been severely underused. [embedded post] Spencer M Ross / @srossmktg.com : If we had a functional (read: not corrupt) Federal Trade Commission, this deal wouldn't go through....
A group of librarians argue the Internet Archive is a library, saying that the four major publishers' lawsuit threatens the development of digital collections
A major lawsuit against the nonprofit Internet Archive threatens the future of all libraries. Chrisfreeland / Internet Archive Blogs : Here's how to participate in Monday's oral arguments Tweets: @fig...
Facebook and Twitter appear to have overlooked the deluge of disinformation targeting Spanish-speaking Americans about the election since Tuesday
but not the war Kelly Sheridan / Dark Reading : Disinformation Now the Top Concern Following Hack-Free Election Day NBC News : ‘Not done’: Why social media's biggest election test is ahead Tweets: Tha...
A document from Facebook's law firm shows how the company might fight an antitrust lawsuit and any attempts to force a divestiture of WhatsApp or Instagram
Good morning! Greetings from Alexandria, Virginia … David Challis / Android Headlines : Facebook To Argue It Is Too Integrated For Breakup JC Torres / SlashGear : Facebook prepares to challenge plans...
Congress passes intelligence bill incorporating key parts of Reagan-era executive order authorizing NSA spying on Americans
How Congress Secretly Just Legitimized Questionable NSA Mass Surveillance Tool — We recently noted that, despite it passing overwhelmingly …
Meet Executive Order 12333: The Reagan rule that lets the NSA spy on Americans
In March I received a call from the White House counsel's office regarding a speech I had prepared for my boss at the State Department. The speech was about the impact that the disclosure …