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U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means (National Public Radio)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/06/2023 - 06:44Mitch Landrieu, the man Biden hopes can rebuild America, bring broadband to millions
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocates $65 billion to expand internet access to all. Mitch Landrieu, the former mayor of New Orleans, is the man President Joe Biden tapped to make sure the massive job gets done. In this podcast, Landrieu speaks about the Affordable Connectivity Program – which provides monthly $30 subsidies for lower-income individuals to buy internet access. And Kathryn de Wit, project director for the Pew Charitable Trust's Broadband Access Initiative, talks about why accessing the internet is no longer a luxury, but a necessity.
Remembering America's first social network: the landline telephone (National Public Radio)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 06:01Bipartisan senators predict parents will overcome tech lobby to protect kids online (National Public Radio)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 05/05/2023 - 06:30From mini rooms to streaming, things have changed since the last big writers' strike (National Public Radio)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 05/03/2023 - 06:3930 years ago, one decision altered the course of our connected world
30 years ago—on April 30, 1993—something called the World Wide Web launched into the public domain. The web made it simple for anyone to navigate the internet. All users had to do was launch a new program called a "browser," type in a URL, and hit return. This began the internet's transformation into the vibrant online canvas we use today. Anyone could build their own "web site" with pictures, video and sound. They could even send visitors to other sites using hyperlinked words or phrases underlined in blue.