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Online Classes

April 8, 2021April 12, 2021 BRIEF
Chicago, college, contract, coronavirus, internet

A federal court in Illinois ruled in favor of Columbia College Chicago in a suit brought by a student unhappy that the school moved its classes online and closed its campus for much of the spring 2020 semester due to the pandemic. The student did not prove the school “made any specific promise of on-campus, in-person instruction or services.”

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Government International Politics 

Myanmar Junta Limits Internet, Seizes Satellite TV Dishes

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coup, internet, Myanmar, satellite, television

An information blackout under Myanmar’s military junta worsened Thursday as fiber broadband service, the last legal way for ordinary people to access the internet, became intermittently inaccessible on several networks.

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Appeals Business Civil Rights Consumers Law 

Websites Not Bound by ADA Accessibility Rules, 11th Circuit Finds

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 KAYLA GOGGIN
11th circuit, blind, disability, discrimination, internet, supermarkets, websites

The ruling vacates a federal judge’s decision that the Winn-Dixie supermarket chain’s website violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by being inaccessible to visually impaired people who use screen-reader software.

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Business Consumers Technology 

Data Speeds

April 2, 2021April 5, 2021 BRIEF
California, Class Action, digital data, internet, Settlement, telecommunications

A federal court in San Francisco preliminarily approved a $12 million settlement in a class action relating to AT&T slowing down data speeds for customers with unlimited data plans.

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Civil Rights Government International Technology 

Myanmar Cuts Wireless Internet Service Amid Coup Protests

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coup, internet, military, Myanmar, protests

Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services were shut down on Friday by order of the military, local providers said, as protesters continued to defy the threat of lethal violence to oppose the junta’s takeover.

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International Law Media Technology 

Russian ‘Anti-Apple’ Law Requiring Local Apps Takes Effect

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
apps, censorship, internet, manufacturing, Russia, software

Smartphones, tablets and computers sold in Russia must now come with pre-installed domestic software and apps from Thursday in a new law seen by critics as another attempt to curb online freedom.

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Business Civil Rights Consumers Government International Media Politics Technology 

China Erasing H&M From Internet Amid Xinjiang Backlash

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
censorship, China, human rights, internet, retail, retaliation

H&M disappeared from the internet in China as the government raised pressure on shoe and clothing brands and announced sanctions Friday against British officials in a spiraling fight over complaints of abuses in the Xinjiang region.

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Arts Entertainment International Media Technology 

Louvre Puts Entire Collection Online

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
art, internet, museums, Paris, tourism

The Louvre museum in Paris said Friday it has put nearly half a million items from its collection online for the public to visit free of charge.

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Business Consumers Media National Politics Technology 

Rising Tide of Misinformation, Extremism Puts Big Tech in Crosshairs

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 SAMANTHA HAWKINS
Extremism, Facebook, Google, internet, liability, Social Media, Twitter

Lawmakers pushed for accountability on the spread of misinformation online — the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google pushed back.

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Entertainment Government Media Technology 

Utah’s Anti-Porn Crusade Marches On With Tech Filtering Law

March 23, 2021March 24, 2021 JONNY BONNER
internet, legislators, pornography, smartphones, Utah

Utah has pushed forward with ambitious plans to require porn filters on cell phones and tablets, appeasing conservative lawmakers’ ongoing campaign on decency in the Mormon stronghold.

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Government Regional Technology 

All Systems Go for Texas Broadband Expansion Bill

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 CAMERON LANGFORD
bills, internet, legislators, rural, Texas

While the seemingly age-old partisan wars over immigration, abortion and voting rights continue to divide Texas lawmakers this legislative session, internet-for-all legislation appears to be on a friction-free path to the governor’s desk.

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Business Consumers Technology 

Judge Rules Google Must Face Incognito Mode Privacy Suit

March 15, 2021March 16, 2021 MATTHEW RENDA
California, Google, internet, privacy

A federal judge in California ruled Google must face privacy violation claims alleging the company tracked web browsing after users opted to use the company’s privacy mode.

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Appeals Civil Rights Government Law 

Challenge to NSA Upstream Spying Program Returns to Fourth Circuit

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 BRAD KUTNER
Fourth Circuit, internet, NSA, privacy, standing, Surveillance

The Wikimedia Foundation argued for the yearslong dispute over surveillance of international communications to be decided on its merits, but the appeals court hearing centered on whether the nonprofit has standing to bring its case.

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Appeals Civil Rights Entertainment Health Media Religion Technology 

2nd Circuit Blesses Vimeo Clamp on Gay-Conversion Content

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 NINA PULLANO
Christianity, discrimination, immunity, internet, LGBT, Second Circuit, video

The federal panel endorsed immunity for the website, which had banned a pastor over videos in which he identified as a “former homosexual.”

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Government Health Technology 

Canada Blows Deadline to Provide Clean Water, Offers Website Instead

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 KARINA BROWN
Canada, internet, Native Americans, water

Indigenous communities still under boil water advisories won’t get clean drinking water this month as the government promised. Instead, they will get a letter promising to meet that goal soon, and a website tracking progress.

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Appeals Arts International Law 

EU High Court Finds Embedded Images Can Violate Copyright Rules

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
Copyright, European Court of Justice, European Union, Germany, internet

The decision could have far-reaching consequences for websites displaying copyrighted works.

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Appeals Business Technology 

11th Circuit Sides With Medical Blog in Copyright Fight

March 5, 2021March 8, 2021 KAYLA GOGGIN
11th circuit, Copyright, Florida, internet, Journalism, licensing

A three-judge panel of the court ruled that the aggregator’s practice of republishing dozens of articles found in the blog’s RSS feed violated copyright law and didn’t fall under fair use.

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Business Consumers Technology 

Yearbook Photos

March 2, 2021March 3, 2021 BRIEF
California, Class Action, immunity, internet, Photography, privacy

A federal court in California dismissed a putative class action challenging Ancestry.com’s use of old yearbook photos and other information in its “Yearbook Database.” The plaintiff’s lack standing and Ancestry is immune from liability under the Communications Decency Act.

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Economy Entertainment Financial Securities 

Wall Street Drop Fueled by Revived GameStop Frenzy, Bond Yield Concerns

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 NICK RUMMELL
internet, Stocks, U.S. Economy, video games

Another run on shares of the brick-and-mortar retailer, as well as rising yields among Treasury bonds, spooked investors Thursday, causing a fire sale as markets dropped precipitously.

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Entertainment International Law Media 

India Introduces New Rules to Regulate Online Content

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
India, internet, regulation, Social Media

India on Thursday rolled out new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites to make them more accountable for the online content shared on their platforms, giving the government more power to police it.

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