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What's in the Infrastructure Bill?

The $1 trillion infrastructure bill has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet and more. Here’s a look at some key improvements that will be made to America’s infrastructure.
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Gen Z Prefers TikTok and Thinks Facebook is For Boomers

The Facebook rebrand to Meta featured many TikTok stars who don’t really have a presence on Meta-owned platforms, says Insider reporter Palmer Haasch. That’s likely no accident, as data shows Gen Z is using Facebook less and sees the platform as one for Boomers.
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Listen Up! How You Use Punctuation in Texts? It Matters. A Lot.

Punctuation marks convey tone and meaning in text messages and online in far different ways than the old days of the written word. But no mark may infuriate people more than a hostile-sounding period.
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Your Punctuation Can Change the Whole Meaning of a Text

A quick “thank you” message can go from friendly to passive-aggressive or anxiety-inducing, simply by changing the exclamation point to a period. We heard from a linguist who explains how punctuation works on the internet, and its differences from the old days.
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Twitter Wants You to Take a Breath Before Sending That Mean Tweet

“Want to review this before tweeting?” a new prompt to Twitter users will ask. The social media company says this could cut down on “mean” replies on the site. NBC News youth and internet culture reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt explains.
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Success Kid or Grumpy Cat: How A New Small Claims Copyright Court Could Change What You Can Do Online

The photo in every meme you’ve ever shared has an owner. And now there’s a new way for those owners to get paid if their image is used. The Small Claims Copyright Court was, strangely, one of the things created in Congress’ latest spending bill, which also included COVID-19 stimulus funding. Copyright lawyers say the spirit of the new court...
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The Most Important Internet Law Ever Passed

It’s only 26 words long, but many believe it’s the most important legislation ever passed by Congress. Now, both Donald Trump and Joe Biden want to change it. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is so simple, storyteller Noah Pransky found a bunch of kids can easily explain it. But it’s so consequential, you’ll want to make...
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Why Reforms to Section 230 Could Radically Change How You Use the Internet

There’s been a lot of debate in recent months about reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.  Here’s an FAQ to get you up-to-speed.
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How Digital Resistors Beat Censorship To Share Coronavirus Information in China

As the coronavirus outbreak flared in China, censorship rules prevented citizens from sharing information about the crisis. The New York Times talked to some of the digital-savvy citizens who put their own freedom at risk to create a digital archive of the outbreak.
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U.S. Internet Well-equipped to Handle Work From Home Surge

Tech experts say the U.S. internet won’t have any trouble handling spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans who are now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus
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