The lawsuit objection was claiming that broadband companies were being treated differently than other companies, but the groups since decided that since this issue is not a factor in new state or proposed federal laws, they’ll focus advocacy efforts elsewhere.
Interesting findings from Pew Research Center’s survey which found 62% of teens 13-17, believe it’s more important for people to feel welcome and safe online, than it is to be able to freely speak their minds. The numbers contrasted with the 18-29 age group, where 57% of adults preferred free speech. In fact, teens were found to be more closely aligned with a much older generation, age 65+, where 58% would choose feeling welcome and safe – though even they came in slightly below the teens. Not surprising when you... Read More >
This is one of a number of changes and challenges Meta has seen as Facebook’s market share has dropped, in large part due to Apple’s IOS privacy changes.
The U.S. Department of Justice has formally requested the sale of the Chrome browser among other measures following last August’s guilty verdict in its search advertising antitrust suit (not to be confused with last week’s guilty verdict in the adtech antitrust lawsuit). Google is asking for a much narrower focus on deals to be the default search engine for Apple, Mozilla and others. There will be a three-week hearing on the government’s proposals.