John Donabie Show, CFRB Toronto, 15 Dec 2007

I joined John Donabie Saturday morning, as I do most Saturdays, to talk about the hot tech news. Top stories for this week:

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Twitter launches 'pre-bunks' to get ahead of voting misinformation 27 October 2020

Twitter said Monday it would begin placing messages at the top of users’ feeds to pre-emptively debunk false information about voting by mail and election results, an escalation of the tech company’s battle against misinformation.

Google follows Facebook in banning political ads after election - The Washington Post 27 October 2020

Google said Tuesday it will ban all ads related to the U.S. election after polls close Nov. 3, adding that it expects the ban to last at least a week. The company cited its “sensitive events” policy, which seeks to stop brands from profiting from fast-moving, critical events. Election results will probably take longer to […]

SpaceX Starlink service priced at $99 a month, public beta test begins 27 October 2020

Known as the “Better Than Nothing Beta” test, according to multiple screenshots of the email seen by CNBC, initial Starlink service is priced at $99 a month – plus a $499 upfront cost to order the Starlink Kit. That kit includes a user terminal to connect to the satellites, a mounting tripod and a wifi […]

Wikipedia's Plan to Resist Election Day Misinformation | WIRED 27 October 2020

installing controls to prevent new, untested editors from even dipping a toe until well past Election Day and making sure that there are large teams of editors alerted to any and all changes to election-related articles. Wikipedia administrators will rely on a watchlist of “articles on all the elections in all the states, the congressional […]

Lawmakers Want to Protect Local Newspapers From Google, Facebook - WSJ 27 October 2020

Painting a grim portrait of the state of the local U.S. news industry, the report noted that it had lost 70% of its revenue in the past two decades, while today Google and Facebook control 77% of local digital ad revenue. “They are facing unfair practices,” Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.), the ranking member on […]

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