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To undo Trump's net neutrality policy, the Biden admin drops a lawsuit

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 9, 2021
California passed its own internet regulation. The Trump administration challenged it.
The net neutrality "pingpong game" has been going on since 2002. Above, then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks on net neutrality at a press conference in 2018.
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There's a bipartisan effort to change laws that govern speech on the internet

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Candace Manriquez Wrenn
Sep 28, 2020
Republicans and Democrats both want to have the laws changed, if for different reasons.
The list of U.S government agencies compromised in the SolarWinds hack continues to expand.
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What if social media treated extremist content like junk mail?

by Molly Wood
Mar 21, 2019
A former Facebook policy worker says platforms have a lot to lose if they don't crack down on misinformation.
An email server shows alerts for spam, or unwanted emails, on a computer screen.
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Facebook has been paying teens for data. What could this mean for calls to regulate the company?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 30, 2019
... and for its credibility.
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Ajit Pai's new internet

by Molly Wood , Kristin Schwab and Stephanie Hughes
Dec 13, 2017
The FCC is expected to vote to eliminate net neutrality. We talked to the chairman about what the internet might look like if that happens.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for his confirmation hearing for a second term as chair of the commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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