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A Case for Net Neutrality: How Restoring It Can Promote Online Freedom of Speech, According to the FCC under President Biden

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Wednesday announced plans to vote on rules restoring net neutrality. The vote, set for April 25, would reinstate 2015 internet rules adopted under President Obama that were subsequently repealed by President Trump’s FCC two years later. The official added that ongoing national security threats have further highlighted the need for strong oversight. Net neutrality has the rare chance to receive widespread bipartisan support. Should Trump be reelected in November, how can current officials ensure we don’t live through this all over again?

Zara Khan
April 3, 2024

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. Glassdoor Accused of Unauthorized Addition of Real Names to User Profiles

Users of the popular site Glassdoor, which lets anyone anonymously sign up to review companies they have worked for, say Glassdoor collected and added their names to their user profiles without their consent. It also means this information can be obtained by legal process, such as a lawsuit or police demanding access to Glassdoor user data. As Monica explained, Glassdoor will add a user’s real name (and potentially other information) to the user’s account without their permission if Glassdoor learns it. As part of the acquisition deal, Glassdoor signed every user up for a Fishbowl account, meaning Glassdoor would have to change its terms of service so that every Glassdoor user could also be verified. Mackey previously defended an anonymous Glassdoor user in court whose employer tried to unmask and identify their identity.

Kira Kim
March 20, 2024

Enterprise

Threads to Grant Widespread Access to Its API by June

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Threads says it will make its API broadly available by JuneMeta-owned social network Threads said today that it will make its API broadly available to developers by June. Engineer Jesse Chen posted that the company has been building the API for the past few months. The API currently allows users to authenticate, publish threads and fetch the content they post through these tools. Last October, Instagram head Adam Mosseri first confirmed that the social platform is working on an API to enable third-party experiences. While Meta has committed to adopting ActivityPub protocol for Threads and joining the fediverse, the company hasn’t spoken openly about allowing developers to build alternative Threads clients.

Kira Kim
March 1, 2024

Fintech

Regulators Investigating Abnormal Patterns of SVB Exec Stock Sales

Regulators are looking harder at insider stock sales by SVB execs (which really added up)

The Justice Department and SEC are investigating whether officers of Silicon Valley Bank used their positions to artificially inflate the stock prices shortly before the institution failed. If proven, this…