internet

US-funded VPNs, Apps See Increased Usage In Iran
US-funded VPNs, Apps See Increased Usage In Iran
January 20, 2020  |  International

U.S.-backed virtual private networks (VPNs) are working to help Iranians circumvent internet censorship from their own government. The outreach is intended to help anti-regime protesters...

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Biden Wants To Abolish Law That Gives Online Companies Content Liability Immunity
Biden Wants To Abolish Law That Gives Online Companies Content Liability Immunity
January 17, 2020  |  Legal

Joe Biden, a candidate for president, said he wants to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that gives internet companies immunity...

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When Social Networks Become ‘Diversity-Aware’ Research Platforms
When Social Networks Become ‘Diversity-Aware’ Research Platforms
January 03, 2020  |  Mobile

Bigger, better, faster — those are often the guiding principles for innovation, disruption and change in the digital and mobile worlds. What about smarter, and...

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Russia Tests Internet Isolation Scenario
Russia Tests Internet Isolation Scenario
December 24, 2019  |  International

To see whether its internet services could work if it were to be separated from the worldwide internet, Russia conducted a series of tests. The...

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EU Warns Of Legal Risks With 5G Supplier Contracts
EU Warns Of Legal Risks With 5G Supplier Contracts
November 25, 2019  |  Safety and Security

Ahead of a meeting of European ministers, a European Union (EU) document noted that governments in the bloc should mull the broader consequences of giving...

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Google Antitrust Probe Widens To Include Search, Android
Google Antitrust Probe Widens To Include Search, Android
November 14, 2019  |  Google

The antitrust investigation into Google will be expanded to include the tech giant’s search and Android businesses. In September, 50 attorneys general announced that they...

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State AGs Gearing Up For Antitrust Push On Google?
State AGs Gearing Up For Antitrust Push On Google?
November 11, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

For Google, antitrust scrutiny may be ramping up — if the meetings are any indication. As reported by Reuters on Monday (Nov. 11), attorneys general...

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Comcast Gains 379K High-Speed Internet Subscribers In Q3
Comcast Gains 379K High-Speed Internet Subscribers In Q3
October 24, 2019  |  Retail

With additions to its internet subscribers but a loss in video users, Comcast Corp. came out ahead of Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profits. The firm took...

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Study: Economic Impact Of Internet Tops $2.1T In US
Study: Economic Impact Of Internet Tops $2.1T In US
September 26, 2019  |  Economy

New data shows that the internet sector accounted for $2.1 trillion of the U.S. economy in 2018 — about 10 percent of the nation’s gross...

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