New York Times
What Happens When Americans Join the Global Internet
For people who spend a lot of time on TikTok, the last few months have been surreal: a president with no presence on the platform has been agitating to ban it on the basis of national security.
President Trump Turns Attack on MSNBC Journalist Into Rally Fodder (New York Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 17:09
Justice Department Case Against Google Is Said to Focus on Search Dominance
The Department of Justice’s impending lawsuit against Google has narrowed to focus on the company’s power over internet search, a decision that could set off a cascade of separate lawsuits from states in ensuing weeks over the Silicon Valley giant’s dominance in other business segments.
As Schools Go Remote, Finding ‘Lost’ Students Gets Harder (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 06:38Facebook Takes Down Fake Pages Created in China Aimed at Influencing US Election (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 06:37A capitalist fix to the digital divide
Apjit Walia, the global head of technology strategy at Deutsche Bank, has a free market suggestion for ending the digital divide: Big technology companies should pay for millions of lower-income Americans to get what they need to go online. And not out of the goodness of their heart. In Walia’s view, it would be a smart business decision to reach new customers and repair Big Tech’s reputation.