Some Republicans who once scolded about fiscal austerity are now embracing government spending, underlining that the public supports more generous relief.
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Question of the Day This April 18, 2019, photo shows a sign for Zoom Video Communications ahead of the company’s Nasdaq IPO in New York. In 2020, Zoom stock surged 425% according to a Motley Fool analysis, with other competitors rushing to keep up . more > By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times - Saturday, January 2, 2021
Tech dominated 2020 from social media censorship to the SolarWinds hack of the federal government to reshaping everyday life for millions of Americans forced to school, work and socialize at home during the coronavirus.
These are the top five tech stories that shaped the year:
Pence Welcomes Futile Bid by G.O.P. Lawmakers to Overturn Election
Vice President Mike Pence signaled his support as 11 Republican senators and senators-elect said that they would vote to reject President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory.
The group, led by Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, brings to nearly one-quarter the proportion of Senate Republicans who have broken with their leaders to join the effort to invalidate the victory of Joseph R. Biden Jr.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
Published Jan. 2, 2021Updated Jan. 15, 2021
WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence signaled support on Saturday for a futile Republican bid to overturn the election in Congress next week, after 11 Republican senators and senators-elect said that they would vote to reject President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory when the House and Senate meet to formally certify it.
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To try to predict what the next administration will do, some tech executives are watching Bruce Reed, a top tech adviser to Mr. Biden who previously served as Mr. Biden’s chief of staff when he was the vice president in the Obama White House.
Mr. Reed co-authored an essay that argued technology companies’ legal immunity, which is codified in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, hurts children. He said social media platforms should be viewed as complicit in damage caused by harmful content online.
“If they sell ads that run alongside harmful content, they should be considered complicit in the harm. Likewise, if their algorithms promote harmful content, they should be held accountable for helping redress the harm. In the long run, the only real way to moderate content is to moderate the business model,” wrote Mr. Reed, who wrote the essay with children’s advocate Jim Steyer.