by JAM | Dec 1, 2015 | LISTA
My name is Elizabeth and I’m a freshman in college. Last year, I attempted suicide. And while I was recovering, I was bullied and harassed on Yik Yak, an app that allows users to post anonymous comments about people near them. Yik Yak users told me I should kill...
by JAM | Dec 1, 2015 | LISTA
Nearly half of U.S. households only use cellphones, according to new federal statistics that show more and more people are cutting the cord on landlines. Now, only about 8 percent of households have just landlines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
by JAM | Dec 1, 2015 | LISTA
Earlier this last week, all five FCC commissioners appeared at a hearing held by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, giving Congress an opportunity to examine whether the FCC’s recent actions best serve the American people. The...
by JAM | Nov 24, 2015 | LISTA
Worried about the use of big data for corporate gain? Look not further than the credit scoring system in the US, which has profound impact on our daily lives and is a source and perpetuator of systemic racial injustice. In response to aggressive marketing by the “big...
by JAM | Nov 19, 2015 | LISTA
There is concern among congressional lawmakers that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is arbitrarily applying its rules and singling out certain companies or industries for regulation, House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden...