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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

New rules will radically change the way we use the internet in Australia and not just social media | Sam Floreani

Mandatory age verification will soon apply to search engines in Australia, requiring users to perform identity checks.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices

As part of our return to following the plain language of section 706, we propose to abolish without replacement the long-term goal of 1,000/500Mbps established in the 2024 Report. Not only is a long-term goal not mentioned in section 706, but maintaining such a goal risks skewing the market by unnecessarily potentially picking technological winners and losers.
US politics
Privacy technologies
fromIT Pro
1 month ago

Cloudflare says AI companies have been "scraping content without limits" - now it's letting website owners block crawlers by default

Cloudflare enables website owners to block AI crawlers and requires clear disclosure of their purpose.
fromTom's Hardware
1 month ago

YouTube is expanding its ad-blocking powers - closes loopholes that allowed some users to bypass restrictions

YouTube's recent expansion of ad-blocking measures aims to close loopholes exploited by browsers and third-party extensions, but user backlash remains significant.
Privacy technologies
European startups
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Federal Grant Program Opens Door to Elon Musk's Starlink

Trump administration revamps a $42 billion federal internet grant program to ease rules benefiting satellite services like Starlink.
New tech-neutral approach will help expand high-speed internet access nationwide.
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