2024-04-26
The FCC just restored #netneutrality 🥳🙌🎉 Hop on to hear @evan_greer and @gaudette75 talk about the history of this fight and what it means for the future of the Internet: https://youtube.com/... [image]
New York Times
The FCC votes 3-2 to reinstate the US' net neutrality rules, expanding government oversight of ISPs and aiming to protect consumer access to the internet
Oh right, there wasn't one. Telecomms are fuming about the restoration of rules that prevent them from gouging their customers. Us. … Chuck Darwin / @cdarwin@c.im : FCC votes to ...
2023-03-20
Today at 1 ET @InternetArchive will be fighting an existential legal battle for FOUR MILLION BOOKS that could be DELETED FOREVER. History's largest book burning, but no one's talking about it bc it's happening online. Take action and change that: https://battleforlibraries.com/
Inside Higher Ed
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 ar...
2023-01-27
NY AG @TishJames just called out @TheGarden for its use of facial recognition - saying it might violate state civil rights law and dissuade people from filing sexual harassment or employment discrimination claims because of fear of retribution. https://www.cnbc.com/...
Wall Street Journal
New York AG Letitia James asks Madison Square Garden Entertainment for information on its alleged facial recognition use to deny access to some ticket holders
then the facial recognition debate ignited Ashley King / Digital Music News : NY Attorney General Questioning Madison Square Garden about Facial Recognition Tech Noah Sheidlower / ...
2023-01-26
NY AG @TishJames just called out @TheGarden for its use of facial recognition - saying it might violate state civil rights law and dissuade people from filing sexual harassment or employment discrimination claims because of fear of retribution. https://www.cnbc.com/...
Wall Street Journal
New York AG Letitia James asks Madison Square Garden Entertainment for information on the alleged use of facial recognition to deny access to ticket holders
Probe related to company's alleged use of the technology to bar certain ticket holders from its venues
2022-09-23
Extremely disappointing to see the #JCPA move out of committee. To please lobbyists for mega-corps like Alden Global Capital, legislators abandoned their obligation to do due diligence on #JCPA harms to journalists and open internet. We'll fight any floor vote tooth and nail. https://twitter.com/...
Reuters
A US Senate committee votes to approve the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, letting news organizations jointly negotiate with big tech platforms
2022-08-26
The courts agree: students have a constitutional right to privacy. Remote proctoring software is biased, invasive, and insecure. It has no place in schools. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
A federal judge ruled Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used monitoring software to scan a student's bedroom before a remote test
A federal judge said Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used software to scan a student's bedroom …
2022-08-11
Meta needs to implement DEFAULT end-to-end encryption on all Facebook and Instagram private messages. Yesterday. If they don't they are actively helping an authoritarian government strip people of their bodily autonomy.
Wired
Following the Nebraska abortion case, Meta tests expanded E2EE for Messenger, including backups, and promises a global rollout for messages and calls in 2023
The company says an expansion of privacy features in Messenger is unrelated to a high-profile Nebraska abortion case.
2022-06-26
THREAD: in wake of Roe repeal, lawmakers and tech companies must take immediate steps to protect abortion patients, providers, and activists from surveillance and censorship. Or, full statement: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/ ...
Reuters
As anti-abortion state laws kick in, law enforcement could force tech companies to give up users' search history, geolocation, and other pregnancy-related data
The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement …
THREAD: in wake of Roe repeal, lawmakers and tech companies must take immediate steps to protect abortion patients, providers, and activists from surveillance and censorship. Or, full statement: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/ ...
New York Times
Sources: Meta told staff not to discuss the Roe v. Wade ruling on wide-reaching internal channels, citing a company memo issued after the May draft opinion leak
Meta told its workers on Friday not to openly discuss the Supreme Court's ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion …
2022-06-25
THREAD: in wake of Roe repeal, lawmakers and tech companies must take immediate steps to protect abortion patients, providers, and activists from surveillance and censorship. Or, full statement: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/ ...
Reuters
As state laws limiting abortion kick in, tech companies could be forced by law enforcement to hand over users' search histories and other pregnancy-related data
The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement …
2022-05-27
That's why industry lobbyists are going into overdrive and flooding the hill with nonsense. These bills are the thing they fear the most: thoughtful, bipartisan legislation that attacks the root of the problem and forces them to compete on a level playing field.
Politico
Sources: a bipartisan bill that would ban Big Tech companies from favoring their products faces resistance from some Senate Democrats worried about the midterms
Some tech regulation bills are poorly drafted, overly broad, or just plain terrible, and would do more harm than good. But #AICOA and #OAMA are good bills! They would meaningfully crack down on the self-dealing and anti-competitive practices of the largest tech giants.
Politico
Sources: a bipartisan bill that would ban Big Tech companies from favoring their products faces resistance from some Senate Democrats worried about the midterms
2022-04-28
Twitter should have encrypted DMs years ago. https://twitter.com/...
Wired
Experts speculate as to what Elon Musk's takeover means for Twitter users' privacy; some worry that there is nothing stopping him from accessing users' DMs
2022-03-16
In true corporate fashion, now that regulation on Big Tech is inevitable, companies are swooping in to gut proposed state legislation, and in some cases write the bills itself to pass along to lawmakers. https://www.axios.com/...
Axios
With Congress divided over passing a national privacy law, tech industry groups are lobbying Utah and other states to pass privacy laws weaker than California's
The tech industry is lobbying statehouses across the country to pass privacy bills that critics call weak.
2022-02-11
Thank you @ossoff @ChrisCoons @SenMikeLee @CoryBooker @SenAlexPadilla for raising concerns about the #EarnItAct at today's hearing. Please ensure that the concerns of human rights groups, security experts, sex workers, and LGBTQ+ groups are addressed, or #StopTheEarnItAct2022 https://twitter.com/...
Techdirt
Senator Blumenthal admits the EARN IT Act won't “offer a blanket exemption to using encryption as evidence”, after denying for two years it targets encryption
Senator Richard Blumenthal has now admitted that EARN IT is targeting encryption, something he denied for two years, and then just out and said it.
Thank you @ossoff @ChrisCoons @SenMikeLee @CoryBooker @SenAlexPadilla for raising concerns about the #EarnItAct at today's hearing. Please ensure that the concerns of human rights groups, security experts, sex workers, and LGBTQ+ groups are addressed, or #StopTheEarnItAct2022 https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
The Senate Judiciary Committee advances the EARN IT Act, targeting Section 230 sexual exploitation content protections, despite numerous free speech concerns
Russell Brandom / The Verge :
2022-01-19
Good news: today, Democrats introduced a new bill that would ban nearly all use of digital advertising targeting on ad markets hosted by platforms like Facebook, Google, and other data brokers. #BanSurveillanceAdvertising https://www.theverge.com/...
The Verge
Democratic lawmakers unveil the Banning Surveillance Advertising Act, which would ban targeted ads but allow broad location-based and contextual ads
It could reshape the entire tech industry — On Tuesday, Democrats introduced a new bill that would ban nearly all use …
2021-12-09
Congress must not further modify #Section230 without understanding the impact of SESTA/FOSTA. In Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's words, Congress should “move forward with your eyes open to the consequences of reform.” https://www.yahoo.com/...
C-SPAN.org
Video of Adam Mosseri's testimony before a Senate Commerce subcommittee examining Instagram's negative effects on teen mental health
Instagram CEO testifies on impact of platform on young users before a Senate Commerce subcommittee.
Congress must not further modify #Section230 without understanding the impact of SESTA/FOSTA. In Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's words, Congress should “move forward with your eyes open to the consequences of reform.” https://www.yahoo.com/...
Bloomberg
Adam Mosseri proposes updating Section 230 so that tech companies are only protected if they follow kids' safety rules set by a new government oversight body
2021-11-18
Weaponization of copyright law is one of the ways Apple enforces its monopoly, and right-to-repair is a huge step forward. https://www.theverge.com/...
CNET
Apple announces Self Service Repair, a program starting next year that will publish repair manuals, let customers buy parts and tools, and more
The tech giant says it will publish repair manuals and allow everyday customers to buy the same parts and tools certified technicians and repair shops use.