Government
Louisiana lawmakers press Digital Childhood Alliance on tech industry ties(The Center Square) – Debate on age verification for internet apps exposed the growing scrutiny of outside influence on Louisiana policymaking. Republican Sens. Jay Morris of West Monroe and Kim… Read More
Opinion
Why does big tech oppose the Kids Online Safety Act?(The Daily Signal) – Imagine driving your kids through a city plastered with graphic, inappropriate billboards—images that assault their innocence at every turn. You’d try everything to protect them:… Read More
Government
Ohio bill would stop schools from tracking students’ web activity(The Center Square) – Public school districts in Ohio could soon have access limited to school-issued computers used by students and monitoring students’ web-browsing activity during non-school hours. A bill… Read More
Crime
Report: Predators target children through online games(The Center Square) – Roughly a half-million predators comb through the internet in search of children to victimize, according to a survey conducted by Geonode, a geospatial data platform. Predators… Read More
Opinion
Biden’s ministry of diversity comes for the internet(The Daily Signal) – The Federal Communications Commission has adopted “woke” new rules to control internet services that will increase consumer costs, slow investment in new technologies, and raise… Read More
Internet, Missouri
Grassroots effort helps Missouri gain billions in federal broadband funding(The Center Square) – Missouri’s share of $42 billion in federal funds for expanding broadband infrastructure was partially dependent on verifying areas without internet throughout the state. Late last year,… Read More
Internet, Missouri
Opposite rural corners of Missouri getting one third of $261M in ARPA broadband funds(The Center Square) – Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday more than $90 million of a $261 million broadband infrastructure grant will go to opposite corners of rural Missouri. The… Read More
Internet, Local Government
Johnson County commissioners looking for ways to livestream public comments after new chairman pulls government camerasA Johnson County, Kansas commissioner has resorted to asking for community volunteers to video public comments at commission meetings, after the new chairman banned them… Read More
Internet, Missouri
Missouri asks consumers to report poor or no internet service, to secure state’s share of $42 billion for broadband(The Center Square) – Missourians are being encouraged to correct an FCC map showing broadband internet service by Jan. 13, 2023, to ensure the state gets its share of $42… Read More
State Government
Missouri’s broadband director eager to improve connectivity with $500M from feds(The Center Square) – As a few dozen people in a St. Louis County Library conference room and dozens more online viewed a presentation on Missouri’s broadband plan, the screen… Read More
Local News
Brightspeed fiber optic internet coming to 19 Missouri counties by end of 2023Hundreds of thousands of Missourians will soon see improvements to their internet access as Brightspeed has announced it is building a large segment of its fiber optics network… Read More