What Happens When The Technology To Fake News Footage Becomes Rampant
Deep fakes pose significant threats. But these threats shouldn’t have the final word on the future of deep fake technology.
Federalist Radio Hour: ‘Facebook, Where Truth Struggles To Live’
Ben Domenech talks to senior editor at the Atlantic, Derek Thompson, about the intersections of technology, social media, productivity and culture.
It’s Time For Americans To Give Informed Consent To Scraping Their Data. Here’s How To Start
People should have the right to know how digital services use their personal data before consenting to its use, and in an easy to understand and easily accessible way.
In Online Sales Tax Decision, Supreme Court Completes Its Inversion Of The Commerce Clause
The Supreme Court has taken a constitutional provision intended to limit government power and turned it into a mandate for unlimited government power.
5 Ways EU Regulations Will Make An Internet With One Neck, Ready For One Leash
The EU’s proposed Article 13 is supposed to enforce copyrights on the Internet, but it will really establish big tech companies as information gatekeepers.
What Happened When I Tried To Solve My Screen Addiction By Buying A Flip-Phone
Smartphones may make our lives easier, and some may have their usage under control, but mine was destroying my attention span and ability to focus.
The Problem With Social Media Isn’t The Media, It’s The Social
The Internet was supposed to supercharge the spread of information, but social media is actually crippling our ability to process new ideas.
5 Ways You Can Stay Sane On Social Media
Conservatives are having a fun time complaining about social media and the Internet with the kind of ire they normally reserve for soccer. They should lighten up.
In Blocking The Broadcom Deal, Trump Declares A Technology Race With China
This is the first time a U.S. president has used executive powers to block a private company’s acquisition. It all boils down to a race against China over 5G technology.
4 Ways To Hide Your Online Conversations And Transactions
The process of securing your online and social life can seem overwhelming and daunting, but it doesn’t need to be.
Why Nationalizing 5G Networks Is A Terrible Idea
Federalizing 5G is infeasible and would severely damage the U.S. telecom and Internet sector, one of the brightest spots in the U.S. economy.
Supreme Court To Decide Whether You Own Your Own Data
The justices shouldn’t extend law enforcement’s reach beyond our borders. More importantly, Congress needs to update a 30-year-old law for the digital age.
How Dante Can Help You Become A Better Reader And Thinker This Year
Following the sage wisdom of Dante Alighieri, communicated through his imagined catechism of Thomas Aquinas, will greatly improve our reading and debating in 2018.
No, Lifting ‘Net Neutrality’ Doesn’t Hurt Gay People
It is unnerving to realize that the leaders of the LGBT movement seem to believe average gay people are utterly dependent on them for seemingly everything.
How Ditching Net Neutrality Will Give Consumers More And Better Options
Do you really want ‘all or nothing’ to be your only choice in Internet plans? That’s what you get with so-called ‘net neutrality.’
AT&T’s Monopoly Offers A Cautionary Tale For Net Neutrality
The history of AT&T shows how the Internet as we know it was born out of rejecting the policies that are the backbone of ‘net neutrality.’
Facebook Makes More Money If You’re Addicted To The Internet And Fake News
Facebook claims to ‘build community’ and ‘bring the world closer together.’ Its actual mission is maximal monetization by exploiting users through monopolistic surveillance.
3 Wise Rules For Social Media From Martin Luther
Believe it or not, there’s much we can learn from a sixteenth-century monk about how to navigate twenty-first-century social media.
Watch This Movie To Debunk The ‘Tech Monopoly’ Hysteria
If you’re tempted to catch the ‘tech monopoly’ bug, inoculate yourself by watching Barnes and Noble and AOL rule the world in ‘You’ve Got Mail.’
Cool It On The ‘Google Monopoly’ Talk
Talk about Google being a ‘monopoly’ is an attempt to make tech giants into scapegoats for our wider frustrations with the world.
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