FCC moves to regulate social media after Trump’s executive order

The FCC has announced that it will move to regulate social media following President Trump’s executive order earlier this year.

Trump’s executive order followed fact-checking by Twitter which highlighted inaccuracies in his tweets. Despite the tweets remaining public, Trump argued that it amounted to censorship by Twitter.

Under the proposed changes, social media platforms could be sued for anything which could be deemed censorship such as fact-checking. This itself...

16 October 2020 | Legislation & Government

Mozilla wants to ‘Unfck The Internet’ with new campaign

Mozilla wants to fix the problems with the invention we all hold dear with its new “Unfck The Internet” campaign.

The internet is not in a healthy state. Last year, Tim Berners-Lee – creator of the World Wide Web – launched a “contract” to fix it. Needless to say, a lot more still needs to be done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeu0oKBThMg

COVID-19 has brought to light some of the best and worst aspects of the internet. The internet has helped us to...

1 October 2020 | Telecoms

Critics weigh in as Section 230 proposals threaten free speech

Critics have weighed in on proposals to change or scrap Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects online companies from being sued for what users share.

Section 230 was thrust into the limelight after President Trump claimed it’s being used to silence voices after some of his tweets were flagged as containing misinformation.

However, Section 230 consists of just 26 words and is designed to protect free speech:

“No provider or user of an...

3 September 2020 | Legislation & Government

Facebook invests $5.7 billion in Indian telco Reliance Jio

Facebook has invested a rather substantial sum in Indian telecoms giant Reliance Jio.

Earlier this year, Reliance Jio overtook Vodafone Idea to become the largest operator by userbase in India.

With its over 1.3 billion population, the Indian market offers huge growth potential; especially for a company like Facebook.

In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote:

"Facebook is teaming up with Jio Platforms -- we're making a financial investment, and...

22 April 2020 | Networks