A new bill aims to prevent Big Tech companies from using algorithms that discriminate on the basis of ability, age, gender, race and other protected classes.
U.S. government data shows that home-internet customers pay more each year, but cable and telecom lobbies keep claiming that broadband prices are getting lower.
Tech giants are facing increasing pressure aimed at expanding whistleblower protections, investigating potential civil-rights violations and curbing hate speech online.
Though the body is often referred to as “Facebook’s Supreme Court,” Facebook executives have suggested that some of their peers could benefit from the board’s services.