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

Ryan Daws — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:48:30 +0000

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... Read more »

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Mozilla wants to ‘Unfck The Internet’ with new campaign

Ryan Daws — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 15:00:31 +0000

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... Read more »

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Critics weigh in as Section 230 proposals threaten free speech

Ryan Daws — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 14:27:54 +0000

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.... Read more »

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Facebook invests $5.7 billion in Indian telco Reliance Jio

Ryan Daws — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:05:11 +0000

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... Read more »

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