California bill would force ISPs to offer 100Mbps plans for $15 a month
Like New York law, Calif. bill demands cheap plans for people with low incomes.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Italy demands Google poison DNS under strict Piracy Shield law
A lawsuit claims Google has not blocked football streams as required in Italy.
Judge orders Musk and DOGE to delete personal data taken from Social Security
Restraining order blocks DOGE's "unlimited access" to Social Security records.
After “glitter bomb,” cops arrested former cop who criticized current cops online
When are Facebook posts "false personation"?
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr starts granting telecom lobby’s wish list
Rule eliminations make it easier to replace copper networks with wireless.
Cybertrucks’ faulty trim prompts biggest recall yet, stokes Tesla investor panic
Recall forces Tesla to reveal just how many Cybertrucks were sold.
Mom horrified by Character.AI chatbots posing as son who died by suicide
Character.AI takes down bots bearing likeness of boy at center of lawsuit.
Supreme Court rejects ISPs again in latest bid to kill NY’s $15 broadband law
Supreme Court not swayed by AT&T pulling home Internet service out of New York.
Chegg sues Google, explores sale after AI search summaries hit revenues
Company's CEO says Google AI overviews serve to keep users on Google.
Judge: US gov’t violated privacy law by disclosing personal data to DOGE
Disclosure of personal information to DOGE "is irreparable harm," judge rules.
Apple promises $500 billion in US investment in wake of tariff threats
Trump tariffs risk spiking costs of both Apple's business and its products.
ISPs fear wave of state laws after New York’s $15 broadband mandate
When the FCC isn't regulating, states have more power to impose broadband laws.
DeepSeek is “TikTok on steroids,” senator warns amid push for government-wide ban
Lawmaker urged passing DeepSeek ban on government devices is a "no-brainer."
DOJ agrees to temporarily block DOGE from Treasury records
As far as DOJ knows, Elon Musk doesn’t have access to Treasury Dept. data.
Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff
You can ignore robocalls from FCC "Fraud Prevention Team," which doesn't exist.
