ISP Frontier Communications settles a lawsuit from record labels that demanded dropping broadband users accused of piracy; SCOTUS may hear a similar Cox case
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
Charter says it will acquire Cox Communications for $21.9B, valuing Cox at $34.5B including debt and uniting two of the biggest US cable and broadband operators
Our anti-trust laws have been severely underused. [embedded post] Spencer M Ross / @srossmktg.com : If we had a functional (read: not corrupt) Federal Trade Commission, this deal wouldn't go through....
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill requiring Apple's and Google's mobile app stores to verify user ages and require parental consent for minors to use some apps
and Meta, Snap, and X are thrilled Juli Clover / MacRumors : Utah Passes Child Safety Law Requiring Apple to Verify User Age Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Utah's Making App Stores Responsib...
An internal doc at Facebook, co-written by Chris Cox, aims to equip employees with rebuttals to the perception that the company's products fuel polarization
In a Thursday presentation, Facebook executives told employees the company isn't to blame for social division in the country. Tweets: @rmac18 , @jtemple , @rmac18 , @buzzfeednews , @rmac18 , @johnpacz...
Cox says it has slowed Internet speeds for entire neighborhoods to punish users with “excessive usage”
Cox warns customers to lower usage, imposes 10Mbps upload limit on “gigabit” plan. — Cox Communications is lowering Internet upload speeds in entire neighborhoods to stop …
Profile of the activist behind Inside Airbnb, a site that highlights illegal listings in big cities, whom Airbnb has debated with both online and in-person
Olivia Carville / Bloomberg : Tweets: @hulchanski and @livcarville Tweets: David Hulchanski / @hulchanski : Meet Murray Cox, The Man Trying to Take Down Airbnb “People describe me as a watchdog over ...
Profile of the activist behind Inside Airbnb, a site that highlights illegal listings in big cities, whom Airbnb has debated with both online and in-person
Murray Cox chuckled when he was invited to a meeting with Airbnb representatives in downtown Manhattan in February. Tweets: @hulchanski and @livcarville Tweets: David Hulchanski / @hulchanski : Meet M...
Cox found liable for copyright infringements of its customers, must pay music publisher BMG $25M in damages
Ernesto / TorrentFreak :
Judge details why Cox not entitled to DMCA safe harbor protection in BMG copyright case, says it failed to terminate accounts of subscribers accused of piracy
Ernesto / TorrentFreak :
Facebook is working on virtual reality versions of its apps
Facebook is building versions of its apps in virtual reality, according to Chris Cox, the company's head of product. Speaking at Recode's Code Media conference in Dan Point, CA, Cox told interviewer ...