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The days of free, unlimited data may be coming to an end for some internet users

by Jasmine Garsd
Jul 6, 2020
During the pandemic, some internet providers have been offering service for free and waiving late fees.
During the pandemic, the internet has provided a vital service for people to file for unemployment, or take online classes or order deliveries.
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How Trump's executive order would change social media and the internet

by Molly Wood
May 29, 2020
Without the 1996 law Section 230, the internet as we know it would not exist.
The executive order could lead to uncharted territory on the internet, where platforms either over- or under-censor everything.
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In China, economy dogged at decade's end

by Jennifer Pak
Dec 25, 2019
China started 2009 weathering the global financial crisis and ends the decade battling slower economic growth and a trade war with the U.S.
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China's Googleless internet remains vibrant

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 8, 2019
Many U.S. tech firms are blocked, but there are homegrown equivalents inside the "Great Firewall."
The Google logo is reflected in windows of the company's China head office as the Chinese national flag flies in Beijing in 2010.
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Amazon wants to deliver broadband from orbit

by Justin Ho
Apr 8, 2019
Amazon recently confirmed plans to provide internet connectivity from orbit.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at a press conference in Santa Monica, California.
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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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How internet 'echo chambers' lead to faster radicalization

by Molly Wood
Mar 20, 2019
"Large media corporations have a duty to take on this challenge," one expert says.
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The World Wide Web turns 30. How do we keep the magic alive?

by Molly Wood
Mar 11, 2019
Zeynep Tufekci talks to us about the challenges of global connectivity.
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The crackdown on YouTube user comments: It's complicated

by Molly Wood
Mar 4, 2019
Do screening tools work?
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How the internet democratized the magic industry

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 1, 2019
Author and enthusiast Ian Frisch says the internet made it possible for anyone to learn magic.
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