Brickbat: Cash Is King
The Russian government caused a major disruption to the country's online financial services while attempting to tighten internet censorship. In an effort to stop citizens from using VPNs to access blocked platforms like…
Tag: Internet
Cheap broadband provider announces enhanced speeds – areas covered | UK | News
An affordable UK broadband provider has announced enhanced speeds as part of a special promotion it is reintroducing. Community Fibre is a broadband provider that mainly covers London and some other areas in the South of…
Lawsuits targeting social media are an attack on free speech
The definition of a trade-off is "a balancing of factors all of which are not attainable at the same time." We know there are no perfect choices in anything we do or buy. It's like that old maxim about any…
Sex educators say they’re being harmed by age-verification laws
"Oh, so you want kids to look at pornography?" That's the absurd accusation often thrown at people who oppose age verification mandates for online adult content. Opponents of these laws counter that actually…
You’re wrong about social media being addictive
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the recent verdicts against Meta and the growing legal and cultural push to treat social media like a harmful, addictive product.…
Best UK phone provider named – not Three, O2 or Giffgaff | UK | News
Consumer experts conducted a survey and subsequently named the best phone provider in the UK. Numerous factors determine what makes a good or a great phone provider, including network quality, customer service and price. Most…
Is social media responsible for bad parenting?
In a precedent-setting verdict this week, a Los Angeles jury held Meta and YouTube responsible for addicting a young woman to their services and exacerbating her mental health struggles. The jury recommended the two companies…
#Addiction
It begins: anyone who's ever spent too much time on social media—or simply suffered any setbacks while simultaneously having social media accounts—can claim "addiction" and reasonably expect a big payout. A…
Unanimous Supreme Court says internet service provider not liable for users’ illegal downloads
Sometimes, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a big case and almost everybody will seem to take notice. Other times, however, the Court will decide a major case and practically nobody will seem to notice, except for a small…
FCC bans nearly all wireless routers sold in the U.S.
This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) effectively banned the sale of nearly all wireless routers in the U.S., in yet another example of the government making Americans' consumer decisions for them.…
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