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Net Threats: Internet Openness in Danger

CTOvision

The study targeted thousands of Internet experts to measure their thoughts and concerns about the future of the Internet. War ignited this year over Net Neutrality, with government officials, lawmakers, Internet service providers, entertainment providers, and even comedians joining the fray.

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2020: The year the internet didn’t crash

GeekWire

But it could have been worse: the internet could have crashed, or not been there at all. Just look at how much of our lives shifted to the internet as a result of the pandemic. Imagine what things would have been like without the internet. Obviously, Google’s and Microsoft’s services relied on their own clouds.

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Google Photos will no longer backup social media folders by default

The Verge

Google Photos will no longer backup images and videos saved from folders created and managed by social media apps by default ( via Android Police ). Now, Google says that feature is turned off, and you’ll have to toggle it on for specific apps or run manual backups on specific folders. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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Google Acquires Drone Maker Titan Aerospace

CTOvision

Two examples: this year, Facebook acquired virtual reality firm Oculus in an effort to develop new communication lines, and Google purchased DeepMind, pushing into the artificial intelligence sphere. Like Google’s hot air balloons, the drones can beam the Internet down to Earth, but unlike balloons, the drones are not disabled by bad weather.

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The Supreme Court appears worried it could break the internet

Vox

An office at Google headquarters on February 2, 2023, in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The justices probably won’t shut down major websites like Google, Twitter, or YouTube. But Section 230 is also a very old law, at least by internet standards. Gonzalez v.

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The Supreme Court decides not to break the internet

Vox

The Supreme Court handed down two high-stakes tech decisions on Thursday — cases that, if handled ineptly, could have destroyed much of the internet and subjected social media companies to devastating liability. Google show admirable restraint. The good news is that none of that will happen. The cases involve similar facts.

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What will stop AI from flooding the internet with fake images?

Vox

CSA Archive / Getty Images Google, Adobe, Microsoft, and other tech companies are trying new ways to label content made by AI. Within a matter of minutes of being posted, the realistic-looking image spread on Twitter and other social media networks after being retweeted by some popular accounts. This isn’t an entirely new problem.

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