Policymakers will have to come to terms with a much more rooted population than we have had in the past.
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Maine Voices: Internet privacy law is a good first step, but much more needs to be done
Protecting Mainers online calls for regulating websites, social media platforms and data brokers, not just internet service providers.
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Maine Voices: Give ‘we, the people’ control of our state’s vital infrastructure
Electricity, water, banks and the internet should be in the hands of the public, not corporate interests.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Tech platforms have far to go in policing child exploitation material online
Their ability to take on this task will say much about their ability to take on all the others.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Get over it, boomers! Gen Z’s disdain for us is the natural order of things
The kids may ‘OK’ this boomer to their hearts’ content – someday, they’ll fill his shoes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Broadband summit kicks off at Thomas College in Waterville
The summit includes local officials, state and regional representatives and technical experts discussing ways to improve broadband connectivity in rural Maine.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Storm exposes flaw in Maine’s cable regulation
Electric utilities and telephone companies are regulated by the PUC, but internet providers are not – so they don’t have to say who’s out of service or when service will be restored.
Posted inBusiness
New 10-cent surcharge on Maine phone lines will fund broadband expansion
The surcharge approved by the Legislature will be used to support broadband expansion projects in the state starting in 2020.
Posted inBusiness
Internet companies leave customers in the dark on storm-related outages
Providers don’t disclose the scope of outages or predict when service will be restored – because they don’t want to, and because they can’t.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Spectrum says outage in Portland now fixed
The problem disrupted service for about 3,000 customers