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Should We Break Up Big Tech and How Could We Do it?
Oct. 11, 2020—By Bruce Johnson It is no secret that “Big Tech” companies, including Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, and Facebook, compose a staggeringly large part of the market and have influence over an equal, if not more generous, share of our day-to-day lives. Facebook has over 2.4 billion active users, Amazon accounts for nearly 40 percent of all...
NBA and Microsoft in Together Mode: How Fans Can Be a Part of the Action and Comply with COVID-19 Guidelines
Oct. 4, 2020—By Katie Schelli Businesses and large organizations have caused an exponential increase in collaborative online software in the age of COVID-19. Recently, professional sports organizations have been following suit. A key example of this is the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA is operating in a small bubble in Orlando, yet has managed to keep...
Electoral Dysfunction: The Anticipated Legal Implications for Social Media Beyond the 2020 Election
Oct. 4, 2020—By Danielle Schaefer Social media giants are eager to avoid a repeat of the 2016 election and the scrutiny that followed, and have since developed new techniques to identify and address misinformation posted on their platforms that may affect the outcome of the election. For example, Twitter updated its existing Civic Integrity Policy to increase...
Virtual Learning Faces Tests of Its Own
Sep. 27, 2020—By Zachary Quinlan When the Coronavirus pandemic hit the United States at the beginning of this year, a large portion of everyday life for Americans went completely virtual. Zoom became synonymous with the conference room, classroom, and post-work happy hours. Fall has come, and many K-12 students across the country are heading back to school...
Lebron James’s Recent Efforts to End Voter Suppression
Sep. 20, 2020—By David Silversmith Ahead of a likely matchup with his former team, the Miami Heat, in the 2020 NBA finals, Lebron James is looking to challenge the state of Florida off the court as well. This past June, James (along with several other high-profile black athletes and entertainers) started the campaign, More Than A Vote,...