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February 20, 2026
FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance
Brendan Carr wants "patriotic" shows for Trump's yearlong America 250 celebration.
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February 20, 2026
Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links
If DDoSing a blog wasn't bad enough, archive site also tampered with web snapshots.
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February 18, 2026
Verizon acknowledges "pain" of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming
Report: Verizon's goal is "immediate unlock for all payment methods really soon."
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February 17, 2026
Stephen Colbert says CBS forbid interview of Democrat because of FCC threat
Colbert: "I want to assure you this decision is for purely financial reasons."
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February 17, 2026
Warner Bros. rejects Paramount again but asks for "best and final offer"
WB board officially recommends Netflix deal but asks Paramount to increase price.
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February 13, 2026
Verizon makes customers wait 35 days to unlock fully paid-off phones
Verizon unlocks have 35-day waiting period after paying off device plan online.
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February 12, 2026
Trump FTC wants Apple News to promote more Fox News and Breitbart stories
FTC claims Apple News suppresses conservatives, cites study by pro-Trump group.
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February 11, 2026
Victory for Elon Musk: US labor board abandons authority over SpaceX
US labels SpaceX a common carrier by air, will regulate firm under railway law.
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February 10, 2026
Archive.today CAPTCHA page executes DDoS; Wikipedia considers banning site
DDoS hit blog that tried to uncover Archive.today founder's identity in 2023.
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February 9, 2026
Trump FCC investigates The View, reportedly says "fake news" will be punished
FCC recently issued equal-time warning to late-night and daytime talk shows.
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February 5, 2026
"ICE Out of Our Faces Act" would ban ICE and CBP use of facial recognition
Senator: ICE and CBP "have built an arsenal of surveillance technologies."
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February 4, 2026
FBI stymied by Apple's Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist's iPhone
Post reporter was compelled to unlock MacBook Pro with fingerprint, however.
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February 4, 2026
"Capture it all": ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on protesters
Sen. Markey: Database of peaceful protesters, if it exists, should be shut down.
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February 3, 2026
X office raided in France's Grok probe; Elon Musk summoned for questioning
Paris prosecutor: Illegal content probe includes pornographic images of minors.
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February 2, 2026
Russian drones use Starlink, but Ukraine has plan to block their Internet access
Defense chief: "No Ukrainians have been killed by Russian drones using Starlink."
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February 2, 2026
DOJ released Epstein files with dozens of nudes and victims' names, reports say
DOJ reportedly failed to redact nearly 40 nude photos and 43 victims' names.
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January 29, 2026
Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data
Comcast overhauled Internet plans to stop customer losses. It isn't working yet.
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January 28, 2026
Starlink demands grant money from states even when residents don't buy service
SpaceX won't make specific promises on Starlink network capacity or subscribers.
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January 27, 2026
Supreme Court to decide how 1988 videotape privacy law applies to online video
Salazar v. Paramount hinges on video privacy law's definition of "consumer."
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January 23, 2026
White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue"
Lawyer calls it "outrageous that the White House would make up stories."
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January 21, 2026
Judge orders stop to FBI search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter
Order says gov't must stop search while court reviews Washington Post motions.
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January 21, 2026
Trump FCC threatens to enforce equal-time rule on late-night talk shows
FCC disputes long-standing view that the shows are exempt from equal-time rule.
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January 21, 2026
Spotify won court order against Anna’s Archive, taking down .org domain
Lawsuit was filed under seal; Anna's Archive wasn't notified until after takedown.
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January 20, 2026
Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones
Verizon changed prepaid brands' policy a week after FCC waived unlocking rule.
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January 20, 2026
Netflix to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount hostile takeover
Netflix and Warner seek quick shareholder vote as Paramount tries to upend deal.
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January 16, 2026
Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply
WorldCat operator hopes default judgment will convince web hosts to take action.
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January 16, 2026
Calif. counters FCC attack on DEI with conditions on Verizon/Frontier merger
Verizon touts "expanded reach of almost 30 million fiber passings" across US.
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January 15, 2026
Six months later, Trump Mobile still hasn’t delivered preordered phones
Lawmakers seek FTC investigation, but Trump has taken control of the agency.
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January 14, 2026
FBI fights leaks by seizing Washington Post reporter’s phone, laptops, and watch
FBI searches home and devices of reporter who has over 1,100 government contacts.
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January 13, 2026
Starlink tries to stay online in Iran as regime jams signals during protests
Iran shut off Internet as it cracks down on protests; even Starlink has problems.
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