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The FCC tackles net neutrality, Google commits to voiding billions of data records and Jon Stewart spills about working with Apple

Marketplace All-in-One

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4.51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Google has agreed to destroy billions of browser data records to settle a class action suit alleging that the tech giant misled users about how Chrome tracked them in “Incognito mode.” Plus, “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart reveals that Apple discouraged him from interviewing Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on his Apple TV+ podcast, “The Problem with Jon Stewart.” It’s a window into the “creative differences” that led to the abrupt end of the show last fall and the pressure creators face as Big Tech companies move deeper into “content.” But first, a federal internet subsidy for low-income households is about to expire. We’ll look at efforts to keep that program funded as the Federal Communications Commission moves to vote on restoring net neutrality rules. That policy, enacted during the Barack Obama administration and rescinded under former President Donald Trump, blocked internet service providers from favoring certain websites over others. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali and Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, discuss these stories for Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.

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0:00.0

Internet for all lands on Washington's agenda.

0:05.0

From American public media, this is Marketplace Tech.

0:08.0

I'm Lily Dramale. We've hit the end of the week, which means it's time to talk about Tech's biggest headlines in today's installment

0:24.3

of Marketplace TechBites, Week in Review.

0:27.3

Google has agreed to destroy billions of browser data records to settle a class action that

0:32.4

alleged the tech giant misled consumers

0:35.5

about how Chrome tracked users in incognito mode.

0:40.1

Also, Daily Show Host John Stewart reveals Apple discouraged him from

0:43.8

interviewing Federal Trade Commission Chair Lena Khan on his Apple TV Plus

0:48.1

podcast, The Problem with John Stewart. It's a window into the creative differences that led to the abrupt end of the show

0:54.8

last fall and the pressure creators face as big tech companies move deeper into content.

1:01.2

But first, a federal internet subsidy for low-income households is about to expire.

1:06.0

We'll look at efforts to keep that program funded as the Federal Communications Commission moves

1:11.0

to vote on restoring net neutrality rules.

1:14.2

That policy enacted during the Obama administration and rescinded under former

1:18.4

President Trump blocked internet service providers from favoring certain websites over others.

1:24.4

Maria Curie, tech policy reporter at Axios, join me to discuss.

1:29.2

This is really one of the top agenda items for not just the Biden administration but Democrats on the

1:35.1

Federal Communications Commission and if you recall it took a really long time for

1:39.0

them to get a Democratic majority now that they finally have one with Anna Gomez everyone expected that this would be a top item.

1:45.6

Three years is what it took I mean yes kind of unbelievable when you think about it.

1:50.8

Absolutely yes it really got caught up in the Senate where a lot of lawmakers, you know, weren't really

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