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FCC claims US internet is too fast
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Monday, 08 January 2018 10:18

FCC claims US internet is too fast


Might allow the carriers to slow it down by half

As part of its programme of reducing costs for monopolistic carriers, Donald “Prince of Orange” Trump’s FCC is looking at allowing the internet to become slower so that carriers don’t have to invest too much.

Trump administration kills off net-neutrality
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Comment: But the rebellion has begun

Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump's communications watchdog the FCC has decided to dismantle one of the key planks that made the Internet Great – net neutrality.

Trump wants government on the cloud
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Thursday, 14 December 2017 12:22

Trump wants government on the cloud


Make it easier for Russians to access

US comedy president Donald (prince of orange) Trump is apparently very enthusiastic about shoving lots of government data onto the clouds.

IBM urged not to repeat its past
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Friday, 17 November 2017 12:16

IBM urged not to repeat its past


Don’t help another right-wing government purge foreigners

IBM, the company which once helped Nazi Germany efficiently genocide Jews, communists, and Roma is now being asked not to help another right-wing government purge foreigners from its borders.

Exiting employee shut up Donald Trump
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Friday, 03 November 2017 11:30

Exiting employee shut up Donald Trump


Not for long but it was worth it


For 11 minutes a Twitter employee managed to do something that no-one has managed for nearly two years – get Donald Trump to shut up.

Trump gives up on talking cars
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Thursday, 02 November 2017 11:09

Trump gives up on talking cars


Worried that they might be conspiring against him

A plan to insist that car makers should ship products that allowed each car to talk to each other so that their computers could avoid collisions has been scrapped by Donald  "Prince of Orange" Trump.

Dodgy server at heart of the Trump inquiry was wiped
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So stop asking questions about it

The server computer at the centre of a lawsuit digging into dodgy cyber-security practices during the US presidential election has been wiped to stop people asking questions about it.

Trump asked Assange to improve access to Hilary emails
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Assange said no

A data firm linked to the presidential campaign of Donald Trump offered to help WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spruce up the database of emails from Hillary Clinton’s private server.

Russians used YouTube, Tumblr and Pokémon Go to get Trump elected
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Full on disinformation effort

Russian linked accounts were churning out Pro-Trump propaganda during the election using diverse means such as YouTube, Tumblr and Pokémon Go.

Trump’s cops can’t harass websites of those who disagree with him.
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Courts tell DoJ where to go

US courts have told the DoJ that they can’t rummage through websites which criticize Donald (Prince of Orange) in the hope they might find something incriminating.