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As the price of something precious, the dissemination of speech, declines steeply, society is facing some disquieting consequences of the cheap speech that the Internet enables. Among the anomalous responses are conservatives demanding new government regulations of privately owned but liberal-leaning businesses (Facebook, Google, Twitter). And liberals, who excoriated the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that corporations and unions have a constitutional right to fund speech about… Source link

When confronted with demands from governments overseas, tech titans Apple and Google often respond that their policy is to obey local laws. Now, the Russian Internet censor has threatened them with fines and legal action if they refuse to eliminate from their app stores a “smart voting” app used by followers of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in advance of parliamentary elections this month. Apple and Google should show some spine and refuse. Last year, Russian security officers tried to… Source link

with Aaron Schaffer Welcome to The Technology 202! The newsletter is taking a brief summer break next week. We’ll be back in your inboxes full time after Labor Day. Thanks for reading. A proposal in South Korea aimed at reining in the power of Google’s and Apple’s app stores could serve as a test case for U.S. policymakers actively considering similar measures — or prove to be a cautionary tale.  A South Korean National Assembly committee on Wednesday voted to advance legislation that, if… Source link

WASHINGTON — For months, Apple and Google have been fighting a bill in the South Korean legislature that they say could imperil their lucrative app store businesses. The companies have appealed directly to South Korean lawmakers, government officials and the public to try to block the legislation, which is expected to face a crucial vote this week. The companies have also turned to an unlikely ally, one that is also trying to quash their power: The United States government. A group funded… Source link

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building on May 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) You’ll be hearing a lot about the debt ceiling in coming weeks. Tune it out. Learn something useful about real ceilings, instead. Or watch the latest Lil’ Nas X video in slo-mo. Or maybe try to get to know Matt Damon. You won’t, but it will still be time better spent than worrying about the debt ceiling. You shouldn’t be reading this story. Stop reading! I just told… Source link

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is warning of a possible violent militia rally on July 4 in Washington, D.C., according to a law enforcement document obtained by Yahoo News. The report, dated July 1 and produced by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, says that FBI reporting indicates that suspected violent extremists may be planning to attend a large public gathering for the July 4 holiday on Capitol Hill. As of mid-June, a private… Source link

Yahoo News ran an op-ed by President Joe Biden on Monday, roughly three years after rejecting an offering from then-President Donald Trump that was much more political in flavor, according to two people familiar with the situation. The two opinion pieces, while not a clean comparison, shine a light on one newsroom’s decision-making taking op-eds penned by an outsider GOP president keen on disrupting American politics and a Democratic one who was a senator for… Source link

It’s a common sight: Ads from that time you Googled flights to Cancún, or visited Nike to look for new running shoes, following you around the Internet. Much of that tracking is made possible by cookies — little bits of code that jump off websites and lodge themselves in your browser, allowing new sites you visit to see where you’ve been before. Facebook and Google, the two most profitable advertising companies in history, use cookies to show ads across the Web based on info gathered… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Washington Prime Group Inc., a real estate investment trust that operates enclosed malls and strip centers across the U.S., filed for bankruptcy after the Covid-19 pandemic curtailed in-person shopping. The Chapter 11 filing in Houston will allow Washington Prime to continue operating while it seeks to implement a restructuring agreement that it reached with certain creditors, according to a board resolution filed with the bankruptcy petition. The company, which estimated its… Source link

The Washington Football Team is sending first day vibes the only way the younger generation knows how: a chalkboard sign.  The team opened its third phase of organized team activities (OTAs) on Tuesday with players in town for meetings and workouts. The social media team honored the milestone by having the players share the standard preschool introduction: year, teacher, height and friendships. Terry McLaurin and the young ones are into it. Ryan Fitzpatrick is not.   Fitzpatrick takes the… Source link