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Boeing gets green light for satellite internet constellation

The Verge

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized a satellite internet project from Boeing first proposed in 2017. Boeing can now move forward with building, launching, and operating its own broadband internet network from space, joining its main aerospace competitor SpaceX.

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Inside the world of aviation, space and defense news with the team behind Hype Aviation

GeekWire

Then in 2021, like one and a half years ago, I had some time between jobs and thought, “Okay, this is a good time to spend some more time working on it, bringing it to a level that I can publish it on the internet and share it with people, and to see if people like it.” Do you like that comparison? Robin Koenig: Long story.

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Trump’s latest attack on Section 230 is really about censoring speech

The Verge

One aspect of the 2020 presidential campaign that isn’t much discussed is the fact that both candidates want to end the internet as we know it. This approach continues to enable lots of speech on the internet — you could keep those Moscow Mitch tweets coming — while forcing companies to disclose what they’re promoting.