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8 strategies to set up remote work during the coronavirus outbreak (Fast Company)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/11/2020 - 06:29Sen Mark Warner: The 21st century's wars will be fought with misinformation
A Q&A with Sen Mark Warner (D-VA).
Government oversight of tech companies is one thing, but in the 2020 election year, Sen Warner is also thinking about the various ways technology is being used to threaten democracy itself. The interview covers election interference, misinformation, cybersecurity threats, and the government’s ability and willingness to deal with such problems.
Analysis: Tech platforms screwed up the last election. Here’s how they’re prepping for 2020 (Fast Company)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 12:46Facebook is giving the World Health Organization free ads to counter coronavirus misinformation (Fast Company)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 12:46How the internet shutdown in Kashmir is splintering India’s democracy (Fast Company)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:36Why ‘rural broadband’ may no longer be an oxymoron
Traditionally, the story of rural broadband in America has ended with a two-letter word: no. No, the local cable or phone monopoly isn’t going to extend service to this county or that town.