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March 18, 2020

Internet Providers Drop Data Caps as Calls for Net Neutrality Grow
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As homebound Americans are increasingly going online to keep in touch
with friends and family, some internet providers, including AT&T and
Comcast, have lifted data caps, without significant interruptions to
service from the increased bandwidth. The crisis has renewed calls for
the FCC to regulate the internet as a utility, and for a reversal of the
Trump administration's repeal of net neutrality protections. Meanwhile,
Facebook began censoring coronavirus news articles from a number of
outlets Tuesday, including The Atlantic, Buzz Feed, Politico and
Democracy Now! A Facebook executive blamed a bug on an anti-spam
artificial intelligence system.


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