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Anger ... Protesters outside ICANN's HQ, photo: The Register

 

* Amazon VP Quits Over Firings
* Freedom of Press Day
* Encrypted Messaging Apps
* Anti-Lockdown and the Rightwing Media
* Congress Fights Over Digital Divide
* AI Can’t Legally Claim Credit For Inventing
* DOT ORG Is Not For Sale
* Computers Create Memes? (Affirmative, Dave)

Bye, Amazon
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By Tim Bray
May 1, 2020
Ongoing

An Amazon engineer and vice president “quit in dismay” on Friday,
and followed up with a scorched earth open letter accusing the global
behemoth of firing whistleblowers who were raising concerns about
unsafe working conditions.

Freedom of Press Day
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By Jan Lundius
May 1, 2020
Inter Press Service

UNESCO has declared that the 3rd of May will be a day to remind us
that media are in several parts of the world under attack, their
independence are denied, critical thinking is considered as a threat
and journalists seeking the truth are harassed, threatened, roughed
up, or even killed.

Encrypted Messaging Apps On the Rise
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By Samuel Woolley
May 1, 2020 
Brookings Tech Stream

Researchers have focused heavily on political manipulation campaigns
on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Reddit. The next phase of
“information operations” is already being deployed over
encrypted messaging applications like Telegram, WhatsApp, and Signal.

Anti-Lockdown and the Rightwing Media
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By Jon Allsop
April 17, 2020
Columbia Journalism Review

Whatever the source of the anti-lockdown protests, right-wing media
has thrown its weight behind them. Several mainstream outlets have
compared the anti-lockdown protests to the Tea Party movement.

Congress Fights Over Digital Divide
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By Allison Stevens
April 13, 2020
Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Lawmakers are urging congressional leaders to prioritize emergency
funding for high-speed internet access in upcoming coronavirus relief
legislation.

AI Can’t Legally Claim Credit For Inventing
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By Jon Porter
April 29, 2020
The Verge

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has ruled that artificial
intelligence systems cannot be credited as an inventor in a patent.

DOT ORG Is Not For Sale
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By Kieren McCarthy
May 1, 2020
The Register

The decision by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) will likely spark a mixture of relief and celebration from
millions of .org domain holders, including some of the world’s
largest non-profit organizations.

Computers Create Memes? (Affirmative, Dave)
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By Aja Romano
May 1, 2020
Vox

Imgflip’s neural-network meme generator is going viral for its
eerie, hilarious coronavirus memes.

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