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Wikipedia Banned Its Co-Founder Because Its Rules Mostly Work, Actually
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (497+ words) In Larry Sanger's recent failed attempt to start a "Wiki Project Intellectual Diversity, he tried to recruit his followers to help him change Wikipedia's rules around representation of viewpoints, religions, parties, and nationalities (a version of his earlier "Nine Theses)....
T-Mobile Jacks Up Prices For Everybody, Ignores Years Of "Uncarrier" Promises
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (325+ words) In the wake of the Sprint T-Mobile merger, wireless carriers'immediately stopped trying to compete on price'(exactly what deal critics had warned would happen when you reduce sector competition). T-Mobile, which once tried to differentiate itself as the consumer-friendly "uncarrier,…...
More IPO Fluffing: Musk's Starlink Hints At Becoming Full Wireless Phone Company
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (170+ words) Space X's push now makes a little more sense with the company saying it is "considering" launching a Starlink retail product and could eventually build its own terrestrial US mobile network: "The company's president and chief operating officer, Gwynne Shotwell,…...
German Court Says Google Is Liable For False Claims In Its AI Overviews Because They Are Its Own Words
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (454+ words) The Regional Court of Munich hit Google with a temporary injunction barring the company from spreading false claims about two Munich-based publishers through its AI-generated search overviews (case no. 26 O 869/26). The court classified Google as a direct infringer because the…...
The Free And Open Web Is Under Attack At The IETF
1+ week, 4+ day ago (295+ words) The ability to access publicly available information using automated tools is a central value and benefit of a free and open internet. Automated access'often called crawling or scraping'powers important, useful tools for locating, preserving, and analyzing online information. For example,…...
Spain's Internet Blocks Have A Flimsy Legal Basis, While Lacking Both Oversight & Accountability
1+ week, 6+ day ago (655+ words) Since early 2025, La Liga (Spain's top-tier football league) has been operating an aggressive and largely unchecked IP-address blocking regime in an attempt to tackle sports piracy. In 2024, La Liga and several Spanish internet service providers (ISPs), some of whom have…...
As Suspected, The "Trump Phone" Is Just A Cheap Overseas Knockoff With Some Garish Yellow Paint
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (492+ words) The Trump Organization still hasn't shipped their promised Trump "made in America" phone to most of the customers who laid down a $100 deposit a year ago. But they did recently start to ship early review copies to a handful of…...
Daily Deal: Mag Stack Foldable 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station with Floating Stand
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (258+ words) Mag Stack is the perfect on-the-go wireless charging station that also transforms into a floating stand for smartphone Face Time or video playback while charging. This 3-in-1 foldable design featuring 3 wireless charging spots, enables charging for up to 3 devices simultaneously,…...
Internet Age-Gates Are A Growing Global Threat
2+ week, 5+ day ago (260+ words) This approach is reckless, short-sighted, and we've'already seen it'introduce more harm to the young people that it is trying to protect. The UK's scramble to find an effective age verification method shows us that there isn't one, and we've'spent years'urging…...
Why Google's New AI-Saturated Search Page Will Be A Disaster
3+ week, 4+ day ago (329+ words) It's more intuitive than ever, dynamically expanding to give you space to describe exactly what you need. Designed to anticipate your intent, it also helps you formulate your question with AI-powered suggestions that go beyond autocomplete. And you can search…...