Utah's GOP-controlled legislature recently passed a bill requiring all devices sold in the state to automatically block pornography. It awaits the Governor's signature to become law. Continue Reading →
Techno-politics
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The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act (aka S.4131) is a must-read. The text of this bill is soul-crushing: it's asking for $94 billion, of which $80 billion will be spent on deploying broadband infrastructure nationwide (prioritizing unserved and underserved rural, suburban, and urban areas). Continue Reading →
The FCC just approved the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which provides a $50 monthly credit on internet bills for low-income families who qualify. Continue Reading →
Net Neutrality is a nickname for a set of rules designed to govern your access to the Internet. In the next three minutes I'm going to prove to you why Net Neutrality is important and give you enough facts to argue your own case for or against it. Continue Reading →
Facebook and Google have to pay for news in Australia. That's the law! Except… there are loopholes that allow for negotiation, and the way the law is written allows both sides to spin the story as if they won. This raises the question: Who actually won? Continue Reading →
"When you have to deal with legislation drafted in 1934 in 2021, I don’t think anyone is well served... That is Congress's job. They have to keep up with what is going on in the real world." So ordered federal judge John A. Mendez. This is great news for California, which can now enforce its Net Neutrality law, written after the previous administration killed the proposed national Net Neutrality regulations. Continue Reading →
Did you hear the thunder from down under? Facebook will restore news pages in Australia. Did Australian lawmakers win? It depends who you ask. Continue Reading →
As the pandemic enters its second year, we're approaching an inevitable bifurcation of our society: "Presumed Safe" (those who have been vaccinated or exposed to the virus), and "Presumed Unsafe" (those who have not been vaccinated or have not been exposed to the virus). Two distinct groups that are going to test us in ways we've only read about in history books. Continue Reading →
Utah will officially launch a COVID-19 contact tracing system today. According to the state's health department, it's built on Apple and Google's exposure notification API. Continue Reading →
Parler, a social media platform that went dark after violating Apple and Google and Amazon's terms of service, is back online. The company has a new interim CEO and says it has re-launched on "sustainable, independent technology." Continue Reading →