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TikTok Finds a New Defender: Elon Musk
As the United States cracks down on TikTok, Elon Musk joins Donald Trump in opposing a bill that could ban the platform.
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Drone Maker DJI Becomes First Chinese Company to Stop Selling in Russia
DJI, the world’s largest hobby drone maker, will stop selling drones in Russia and Ukraine over concerns “about the reported military use of its products,” according to the company. The move will come as a surprise to many, if only because China, where DJI is based, is an ally of Russia.
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Police Group Says Biden’s FCC Nominee Is Too Dangerous Because, Uh, Encryption
The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), an organisation that represents hundreds of thousands of cops across the country, is hopping mad about President Joe Biden’s nominee to the governing board of the Federal Communications Commission. And no, their stated reasons don’t make a lot of sense.
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The Head Of The FTC Just Debunked The FCC’s Favourite Excuse For Killing Net Neutrality
Two weeks before voting to rollback the net neutrality rules, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post in which he laid out his case for killing off the policy that ensured a free and open internet. In it, he offered up one widely-disputed argument for doing so: that blocking, throttling, and…