Internet

During early COVID lockdowns, a teen worked with his family to raise $1.8 million in venture funding and built a web filter with a team of data scientists and psychologists that he now hopes will help students safely surf the web.

After years of planning a broadband system to bridge California’s digital divide, officials deprioritized some low-income areas due to unexpected costs. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’s committed to funding the entire network, but advocates are skeptical.

California is considering banning the use of "reverse search warrants," which compel tech companies to disclose the identities of individuals based on the location of their phone and internet search history. Abortion activists call it vital.

A new California law requires social media companies to disclose how they police hate speech and misinformation as efforts to increase media literacy in schools are underway.

Assembly members and disgruntled Californians urged the California Public Utilities Commission to keep low-income subsidies as is.

Companies and consumers aren’t happy, but consumer advocates say the proposed rule could be a more efficient use of the public’s money.

A first-in-in the nation bill that would protect kids’ privacy online passed out of the California Legislature. Here’s what it does, and what happens next.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit program offers a subsidy each month toward broadband service for eligible households.

SB 28 would provide two important tools to force transparency and ensure accountability from broadband internet providers.

Public funds should first be used to connect households with no service or slow service before funding upgrades where service is already available.