Tech Policy

Democrats Drop ‘Internet Bill of Rights’ to Entice Voters Sick of Facebook’s Crap

Silicon Valley has pissed off a great number of people, particularly in 2018, so promising to grab Mark Zuckerberg by the short hairs and rein in his company’s misuse of personal data seems like a pretty good way to rally the troops. It’s not Facebook alone, of course, but every company trading in the intimate…

Tech Policy Dell Cameron

Congress Is Giving Feds the OK to Shoot Down Drones

Law enforcement could soon be able to shoot down citizen drones, thanks to a new bill that will likely be signed into law by Donald Trump within days. The U.S. Senate approved the FAA Reauthorization Act on Wednesday. The bill includes new regulations for airports and airplanes, many of which relate to passenger safety—like one…

Tech Policy Jennings Brown

Lawsuit Threats Target FCC’s New 5G Rules That Kneecap Local Control

The Trump administration’s ambitious plan to speed up 5G deployment across the country—namely by curbing the decision-making power of local governments in its construction—is headed for its first legal hurdle. Several U.S. cities are poised to seek relief from the courts, arguing, in part, that the regulations passed by the FCC last week are burdensome,…

Tech Policy Dell Cameron

Sprint Convincingly Argues Its LTE Coverage Sucks

Despite having more than 50 million customers, Sprint’s network coverage has always kind of been a joke. But just recently, in a somewhat surprising move, Sprint showed us just how bad its LTE coverage actually is in a single, eye-opening infographic. Normally, Sprint wouldn’t share something this damning. But the company is hoping that by…

Tech Policy Sam Rutherford

FCC Hangs Blockbuster $37.5 Million Fine Over Robocaller Accused of Spoofing Real Numbers

The FCC has announced its proposal to impose a fine of $37.5 million on a company accused of making robocalls and hiding the calls’ origin behind the real phone numbers of consumers. The agency is attempting to show that it’s cracking down on the out of control robocall industry, but critics say it’s too little,…

Tech Policy Rhett Jones

Tech Execs Offer Senate Help Writing a Toothless National Privacy Law

Executives at six of the nation’s largest internet and technology companies gathered Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a data-privacy hearing called in response to growing concerns over the comparatively inadequate protections offered to consumers under U.S. law. Understanding that a national law not too dissimilar from Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) might one day…

Tech Policy Dell Cameron

Jeff Sessions’ Big Meeting on Big Tech Regulations Was Good for Everyone But Jeff Sessions

According to the president, Jeff Sessions is not the Attorney General of the United States. But he keeps showing up to work and doing something. On Tuesday, he held a much-anticipated meeting with state attorneys general to discuss “political bias” on tech platforms. The transparent move to please his boss didn’t go as expected. Sessions…

Tech Policy Rhett Jones

Report: Trump May Order Antitrust Probe of Tech Companies Over BS Claims of Bias

For months, our Twitter-addicted and conspiracy-addled president has become increasingly convinced that just like the media, Silicon Valley tech companies he barely understands are out to get him. Claims that the largely West Coast-based tech world is secretly undermining the conservative movement have long been a right-wing bogeyman, but with Donald Trump leading the charge…

Tech Policy Tom McKay

Senate Unanimously Passes Music Modernization Act, Improving Artist Payouts From Streaming Giants

The Senate cleared a bill late on Tuesday, the Music Modernization Act, that will dramatically restructure the way royalties are handed out to artists and others involved in the creation process—although it did so under heavy opposition from satellite and digital broadcasting services, namely Sirius XM and Music Choice. According to Billboard, the legislation passed…

Tech Policy Tom McKay

House Passes Bill to Advance Quantum Science in the U.S.

The House of Representatives passed the National Quantum Initiative Act yesterday. When signed into law, the bill will outline a 10-year plan to push forward applications using the counterintuitive science of subatomic particles. The House bill, sponsored by congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), serves to “ensure the continued leadership of the United States” in this technology—as…

Tech Policy Ryan F. Mandelbaum

European Parliament Approves Catastrophic Copyright Bill That Threatens the Internet

Members of the European Parliament voted Wednesday to approve a sweeping overhaul of the EU’s copyright laws that includes two controversial articles that threaten to hand more power to the richest tech companies and generally break the internet. Overall, MEPs voted in favor of the EU Copyright Directive with a strong majority of 438 to…

Tech Policy Rhett Jones

The EU’s Disastrous Copyright Bill Is Back to Break the Internet

In July, a committee for the European Parliament voted to move forward with new copyright legislation that would totally overhaul the way the internet works and threaten the existence of everything from encyclopedias to memes. On Wednesday, amendments will come up for a vote, and the future of the world wide web is at stake.…

Tech Policy Rhett Jones

Now Jeff Sessions Is Also Really Worried About the Social Media

The President recently came out and accused Jeff Sessions of aiding the Democrats and reportedly calls the Attorney General a “dumb Southerner” behind his back. Despite all that, the very stable genius president has kept this traitorous moron in one of the most powerful positions in government. Sessions needs some red meat to keep Trump…

Tech Policy Rhett Jones

Marco Rubio on Alex Jones: I Don’t Know Her

Wednesday’s congressional hearing on social media and election security was relatively sedate and on-topic, but outside the chamber, two deeply dislikable people were getting heated in front of the camera. Confronted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Florida Senator Marco Rubio tried to keep his cool while insisting that he didn’t know who was standing in…

Tech Policy Rhett Jones

Bernie Sanders Introduces ‘Stop BEZOS Act’ to End Corporate Welfare to Amazon, Walmart

Bernie Sanders introduced a bill today that culminates weeks of feuding between the Vermont senator and Amazon, a company he views as indicative of a “rigged economy” that rewards the rich and harms workers. https://gizmodo.com/why-is-amazon-scared-of-bernie-sanders-1828688943 The bill—titled the Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (Stop BEZOS) Act—would impose a tax on companies with 500…

Tech Policy Avery Ellis

How to Watch Twitter and Facebook Execs Get Grilled by the Senate Intel Committee

Once again, it’s time for Congress to feel its way around the series of tubes we call the internet. On Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg will answer questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee about election security… and whatever else pops into their heads on this fine morning. Today’s hearing will…

Tech Policy Rhett Jones

Netflix and Other Streaming Services May Soon Be Legally Required to Make Content for Europe

Europe’s ongoing quest to tame the tech industry is plunging ahead with new regulations requiring streaming services like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video to stock their libraries with at least 30 percent local content. A vote is set for December and is said to be all but a done deal. The European Union’s antagonistic relationship…

Tech Policy Rhett Jones

FCC Almost Does Something Right, and It May Give Google Fiber a Boost

There is plenty of reason to be skeptical when this FCC decides to do anything that isn’t a gift to the biggest telecoms in the nation. But on Thursday, it created new rules that could help upstarts like Google Fiber break into wireless and broadband markets. It’s a rare instance in which less regulation might…

Tech Policy Rhett Jones

New York Is Moving to Kick Charter Out of the State

In 2016, Charter, the U.S.’s second largest cable provider bought out Time Warner Cable and rebranded the company as Spectrum. However, in order for the deal to get approved, the company promised New York State officials that it would increase broadband speeds to 100 Mbps by the end of 2018 while also extending cable coverage…

Tech Policy Sam Rutherford

Democrats Drop ‘Internet Bill of Rights’ to Entice Voters Sick of Facebook’s Crap

Congress Is Giving Feds the OK to Shoot Down Drones

Lawsuit Threats Target FCC’s New 5G Rules That Kneecap Local Control

Sprint Convincingly Argues Its LTE Coverage Sucks

FCC Hangs Blockbuster $37.5 Million Fine Over Robocaller Accused of Spoofing Real Numbers

Tech Execs Offer Senate Help Writing a Toothless National Privacy Law

Jeff Sessions’ Big Meeting on Big Tech Regulations Was Good for Everyone But Jeff Sessions

Report: Trump May Order Antitrust Probe of Tech Companies Over BS Claims of Bias

Senate Unanimously Passes Music Modernization Act, Improving Artist Payouts From Streaming Giants

House Passes Bill to Advance Quantum Science in the U.S.

European Parliament Approves Catastrophic Copyright Bill That Threatens the Internet

The EU’s Disastrous Copyright Bill Is Back to Break the Internet

Now Jeff Sessions Is Also Really Worried About the Social Media

Marco Rubio on Alex Jones: I Don’t Know Her

Bernie Sanders Introduces ‘Stop BEZOS Act’ to End Corporate Welfare to Amazon, Walmart

How to Watch Twitter and Facebook Execs Get Grilled by the Senate Intel Committee

Netflix and Other Streaming Services May Soon Be Legally Required to Make Content for Europe

FCC Almost Does Something Right, and It May Give Google Fiber a Boost

New York Is Moving to Kick Charter Out of the State

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