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Taylor County holds public meeting on data centers as neighbors demand protections and transparency
2+ week, 4+ day ago (562+ words) TAYLOR COUNTY, FL (WTXL) — Taylor County held an informational public meeting Tuesday on data centers, where residents heard from experts and urged county commissioners to establish strong regulations and protections before any data center is approved. The meeting lasted more…...
Lowndes County commissioners approve 60-day moratorium on data center permits
2+ week, 4+ day ago (258+ words) LOWNDES COUNTY, GA (WTXL) — Lowndes County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a 60-day moratorium on permit applications for data center developments in the area. The vote came after neighbors packed the commission chambers to weigh in on the proposal. Community…...
Support for cellphone bans in schools reaches new high, survey finds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (249+ words) Support for cellphone bans in schools is growing, with more Americans than ever backing restrictions on student phone use, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. About three-quarters of U.S. adults — 77% — support in-class cellphone bans for middle school and high…...
Leon County commissioners to weigh one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers in Tallahassee
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (33+ words) WTXL ABC 27 Leon County commissioners to weigh one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers in Tallahassee...
Leon County commissioners to weigh one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (447+ words) DOWNTOWN TALLAHASSEE, FL — Leon County commissioners are scheduled to consider a one-year moratorium on new large-scale data center development during Tuesday's commission meeting. Commission Chair Christian Caban proposed the moratorium at the commission’s last meeting in June. County staff reports…...
Meta AI image tool can use public Instagram posts unless users opt out
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (29+ words) WTXL ABC 27 Meta AI image tool can use public Instagram posts unless users opt out...
WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (27+ words) WTXL ABC 27 WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers...
Florida sues TikTok, alleging violations of state social media law for minors
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (27+ words) WTXL ABC 27 Florida sues TikTok, alleging violations of state social media law for minors...
UK slaps social media ban on children under 16, including TikTok and YouTube
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (29+ words) WTXL ABC 27 UK slaps social media ban on children under 16, including TikTok and YouTube...
Facebook, Instagram appear to recover after brief outage
3+ mon, 18+ hour ago (106+ words) Facebook and Instagram appeared to be slowly coming back online Friday after users reported widespread outages. According to Downdetector, a website that tracks online service disruptions, more than 100,000 outage reports were submitted about Facebook at the peak of the disruption....