After a hearing that stripped California’s gold standard net neutrality bill of much of its protections, California legislators have negotiated new amendments that restore the vast majority of those protections to the … Continue reading California’s Net Neutrality Bill Is Strong Again Because You Spoke Out

Most DirecTV Now prices go up $5 a month, weeks after AT&T bought Time Warner. Duh. Will we ever learn? Source: AT&T promised lower prices after Time Warner merger—it’s raising them instead … Continue reading AT&T promised lower prices after Time Warner merger—it’s raising them instead

The subpoena demanded Twitter turn over information that would identify the data breach finder. More intimidation tactics by your government. Source: Homeland Security subpoenas Twitter for data breach finder’s account | ZDNet Continue reading Homeland Security subpoenas Twitter for data breach finder’s account

In the early 20th century, the Supreme Court systematically gutted regulations to favor business and attack organized labor. Those dark days have returned. Not good. Source: A New Lochner Era Continue reading The Supreme Court Out To Destroy Democracy.

“Santiago is an LA Democrat & progressive. His 5th largest donor is AT&T from whom he has received over $43k over his four-year-long career. AT&T also paid a charity in Santiago’s district … Continue reading Democrat with financial ties to AT&T just gutted California’s net neutrality law

If approved in a plenary vote, Articles 11 and 13 place an impossible burden on companies to police the content that gets posted on their sites. You won’t be able to share … Continue reading The E.U.’s New Copyright Law Spells Disaster for the Internet

A new survey underscores what you already know. People don’t trust traditional media as they once did. They trust social media even less. And certain groups in particular, including Republicans and people with … Continue reading You aren’t alone; U.S. adults broadly think around 40 percent of the news is misinformation

The ECB’s mandate is a purist’s delight. It sets out a strict and narrow path, with price stability defined as the primary objective; the ECB may “support” secondary goals like growth, employment, … Continue reading The ECB’s narrow mandate is no longer fit for purpose

  Campaigners say technology risks turning UK citizens into ‘walking ID cards’ UK police are using automated facial recognition cameras to record details of those taking part in lawful, peaceful protests eg … Continue reading Police face legal action over use of facial recognition cameras in the UK

The economy’s booming. Some states have raised minimum wages. But even with recent wage growth for the lowest-paid workers, there is still nowhere in the country where someone working a full-time minimum wage job could afford to rent a modest two-bedroom apartment, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the National Low … Continue reading A minimum-wage worker can’t afford a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the U.S.

Over the last 25 years, melting Antarctic ice has added nearly 3 trillion tons of water to the ocean, enough to fill Lake Erie six times over. What’s it going to take … Continue reading Antarctica is losing ice twice as fast as anyone thought | PBS NewsHour

These mergers hurt everyone except for CEOs and investors who profit off of monopolistic prices. If we step back, we see these two moves are part of a larger trend: America is … Continue reading Mega-mergers like AT&T and Time Warner crush American democracy