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Senators ask the FCC to delay its net neutrality vote (updated)
A group of senators has sent a letter to the FCC asking the commission to delay its December 14th vote on proposed net neutrality protection rollbacks, The Hill reports. Led by Senator Maggie Hassan, 28 senators signed the letter, which pointed to evidence that the proposal's public comments were rife with fraudulent posts. "A free and open internet is vital to ensuring a level playing field online, and we believe that your proposed action may be based on an incomplete understanding of the public record in this proceeding," they wrote. "In fact, there is good reason to believe that the record may be replete with fake or fraudulent comments, suggesting that your proposal is fundamentally flawed."
Catch the highlights of Senator Cory Booker's speech at SXSW 2017
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) is known for being an inspirational speaker, and he brought his game face to SXSW 2017. As one of the opening speakers for the show, he spent an hour answering questions and talking about what keeps him motivated and endlessly positive despite the difficult political climate he's working in. Booker is also pretty adept at social media and talked at length about how he's using it to connect with his constituents, and why rampant negativity on the internet doesn't get him down.
Why Senator Cory Booker draws inspiration from social media
Despite the fact that social media can be pretty terrible (fake news, harassment of women and people of color, the list goes on), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) remains a fan. In a wide-ranging talk that kicked off SXSW 2017 yesterday, Senator Booker took time to note that all media can be manipulated and used for good or ill -- but said that he's seen so much potential good that he hopes activists continue to take advantage of it.
Snapchat's politics show is coming back for a second season
Snapchat will stream a second season of Good Luck America, a political show that aims to "help Snapchatters make sense of a weird time in America," the social network told Variety. It's once again hosted by Peter Hamby, a former CNN correspondent and Snapchat's head of news. The first season launched in January, 2016 and to date it's the only show that the company has produced itself.
Mayor of Newark, New Jersey starts Twitter blizzard cleanup snowpocalypse revolution
Newark, New Jersey's popular Mayor, Cory Booker, has had a novel reaction to the problems the blizzard is causing for his people: he's listening to them, and trying to help. Shocking, we know. Even more interesting, of course, is the fact that he's using Twitter to do so. While phone lines all over the tri-state area remain a joke (try calling an airline or public hotline), Twitter has presented Newark's Mayor with a unique, and incredibly direct way of interacting with people who need help with everything from getting their streets plowed to delivering diapers -- personally in many situations. While it's not exactly enough to make us consider a move to Newark, it's certainly impressive.
