ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenCOVID-19 workplace complaints surge; unions rip administration Gloves come off as Democrats fight for House seat in California Police killing in Minneapolis puts new scrutiny on Biden pick MORE as Joe BidenJoe BidenBiden campaign cancels fundraiser with Mueller prosecutor Twitter joins Democrats to boost mail-in voting — here's why The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - George Floyd's death sparks protests, National Guard activation MORE’s VP comes with one big problem: … [Read more...] about The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – Trump teases social media executive order as a ‘big day’ for ‘fairness’
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Trump’s social media executive order is a huge opportunity
On Thursday, May 28, 2020, President TrumpDonald John TrumpMichael Flynn transcripts reveal plenty except crime or collusion 50 people arrested in Minneapolis as hundreds more National Guard troops deployed Missouri state lawmaker sparks backlash by tweeting 'looters deserve to be shot' MORE signed an executive order “on preventing online censorship.” Among other things, the order calls for the Federal Trade Commission to regulate social media companies that engage in content moderation practices that “do not align with” their public representations. It also calls for the Department of Commerce to ask the Federal Communications Commission to regulate content moderation practices that are “deceptive, pretextual or inconsistent with a provider’s terms of service; or the result of inadequate notice, the product of unreasoned explanations, or having been undertaken without a meaningful opportunity to be heard.” … [Read more...] about Trump’s social media executive order is a huge opportunity
DevCon5 Expands Conference Programming to Address WebRTC
· Challenges and Best Practices in Building RTC Web Applications: In this session, Sumit Amar, director of engineering at Electronic Arts, digs deeper into challenges and best practices in building out WebRTC applications to allow collaborative peer-to-peer media communications. Audio and video conferencing will be demonstrated with optimized code examples. Panelists will discuss the future of WebRTC and its potential in ubiquity. Microsoft's CURTCWeb Customization, Ubiquitous RTC over Web will be discussed in detail with examples. This talk will also share downloadable source codes for audio and video conferencing application written entirely without using any plugins. … [Read more...] about DevCon5 Expands Conference Programming to Address WebRTC
Homeowners rally for plan to transfer tree ownership back to city
Public Works cares for 32,000 of the city’s — the other 73,000 are privately owned. But the agency only has 11 arborists on staff, down from 18 in 2005, which means trees get pruned only once every 10 to 12 years. It would take $20 million — 10 times the Public Works’ current tree maintenance budget — to shear the city’s trees every three to five years, the recommended service schedule. … [Read more...] about Homeowners rally for plan to transfer tree ownership back to city
SF Supervisor Wiener proposes parcel tax to pay for tree care
At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Scott Wiener will introduce a November ballot measure that would mandate that the city take back ownership, maintenance and liability of all street trees. It would be funded by a combination of a progressive parcel tax — one that increases with the property’s size — and an $8 million annual budget set-aside, the average of what has been spent on urban forestry over the past 10 years. … [Read more...] about SF Supervisor Wiener proposes parcel tax to pay for tree care
