Message-ID: <20220416172542.469FB7B0@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 18:25:42 +0100 (IST)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: Frontier Communications Reviews
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications is a Fiber, Copper and Fixed-Wireless
network provider that offers services in 25 states. Frontier offers
customers unlimited tech support, a dependable connection for a
monthly prices that's been called the best value in Internet
services. Visit its website to find out if its services are available
in your state.
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/cell_phones/frontier.html?page=3D135
Message-ID: <20220415124453.3188F80C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:44:53 +0100 (IST)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: FCC Announces Changes For Reassigned Number Database
by Paul C. Besozzi
In 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) addressed of "the
problem of unwanted calls to consumers with numbers reassigned from a
previous consumer by establishing a single, comprehensive Reassigned
Number Database" (RND). Callers reaching out to consumers can "check
the database to ensure they reach consumers that expect their calls
and avoid calling consumers with reassigned numbers who may not wish
to receive the call." In checking, the caller may be eligible for a
"safe harbor" provided under the Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(m)).
https://tinyurl.com/22733tee
Message-ID: <20220415123013.A242880C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:30:13 +0100 (IST)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: Eighth Circuit Confirms Narrow TCPA Autodialer Definition
by David O. Klein
Just one year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court forever changed the
telemarketing world with its opinion in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid. In
Facebook, the Court settled a years-long disagreement and clarified
how narrow the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's ("TCPA") autodialer
restriction really is. The restriction only applies when dialing
equipment produces the phone numbers to be called using a random or
sequential number generator. Since Facebook, courts have almost
uniformly held that use of a number generator is a feature that is
necessary to meet the definition of a TCPA autodialer. Recently, the
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals became the second appellate court to
uphold that definition in a case captioned Beal v. Outfield Brew
House, LLC.
https://tinyurl.com/bddkzwxe
Message-ID: <20220413203553.D9AE172F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:35:53 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Google warns AdSense users not to 'monetize' the war in
Ukraine
Opinion by the Moderator
(Guest Moderated by Fred Goldstein, with thanks)
A long time ago, Pat Townsend had ads on the Telecom Digest
website. When I took over, I took them down, since MIT policy was not
to allow ads, and I didn't want to offend our benefactors - power,
processor, pipe, and ping do NOT come cheap - and so the ads went
away. I sent Pat a check for what was left in the AdSense account, but
I decided to keep it open in case we had to change location and come
up with money for a "commercial" web service provider.
Today, I got the following notice from AdSense:
Dear Publisher,
Due to the war in Ukraine, we will pause monetization of content
that exploits, dismisses, or condones the war. Please note, we
have already been enforcing on claims related to the war in
Ukraine when they violated existing policies (for instance, the
Dangerous or Derogatory content policy prohibits monetizing
content that incites violence or denies tragic events). This
update is meant to clarify, and in some cases expand, our
publisher guidance as it relates to this conflict. This pause
includes, but is not limited to, claims that imply victims are
responsible for their own tragedy or similar instances of victim
blaming, such as claims that Ukraine is committing genocide or
deliberately attacking its own citizens.
Sincerely,
The Google AdSense Team
Now, I'm neither an admirer or a critic of Google, as a company. My
views on the Google Pixel cellphone are obvious, but I don't think that
Google's search engine and/or advertising business are a threat to
society, good taste, or political correctness.
But, this new policy worries me. With most major newspapers going
online, and with minor regional or local newspapers forced to cut back
on printing expense, the online ad revenue that they receive from
Google AdSense might be essential to maintaining some semblence of a
"free" press.
To the extent that Google's decision causes editors to spike
ANY
stories about the Russion-Ukranian war, then Google is exercising
editorial control over what ordinary citizens in the U.S. are able to
see and hear concerning it.
--
(Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220416201513.2d4a8027@ryz>
Date: 16 Apr 2022 20:15:13 +0200
From: "Marco Moock" <mo01@posteo.de>
Subject: Re: Google warns AdSense users not to 'monetize' the war
in Ukraine
Am Mittwoch, 13. April 2022, um 20:35:53 Uhr schrieb Bill Horne:
> To the extent that Google's decision causes editors to spike
ANY
> stories about the Russion-Ukranian war, then Google is exercising
> editorial control over what ordinary citizens in the U.S. are able to
> see and hear concerning it.
That is what Google wants.
