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FEE: Public School Enrollment Falls as Covid Keeps Schools Closed
November 11, 2020
Shutdowns of public schools across the United States due to the Covid-19 pandemic have led to a significant decrease in public school enrollment, down by thousands in many places, revealing that parents are opting for private education options, a trend that will most likely continue after the virus fades.
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Turkey Fines Social Media Giants under New Law
November 09, 2020
Turkey has fined five giant social-media companies including Facebook Inc, YouTube Inc. and Twitter $1.2 million for failing to appoint a local representative required by new laws that activists say are an attempt to stifle dissent.
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As China’s Surveillance System Grows so does the Backlash
November 04, 2020
This week, Hangzhou, a city in eastern China that's home to Chinese tech giant Alibaba, published a draft law that would ban property managers from deploying facial recognition cameras in residential compounds without permission from local residents, evidencing growing citizen concern of the technological intrusion that has grown in China over the last ten years by 1,900%.
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Huawei Challenges 5G Bans in Poland and Romania
November 02, 2020
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has sent a letter of complaint to top European lawmakers accusing Poland and Romania, who have put a ban on 5G technology, of violating EU law, potentially leading to court battles over new telecom security policies.
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TikTok used to Turn out Youth Vote for U.S. Election
November 02, 2020
As the U.S. Election Day approaches, TikTok is the latest political battlefield, with groups on the left and right, as well as nonpartisan civic organizations, putting money behind TikTok creators to turn out the youth vote.
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