"We're aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now," Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a post on X social media.
The White House says the program known as the Affordable Connectivity Program, helps current users save over $500 million per month on their internet bills.
From the column: "The diverse internet landscape we enjoy depends on Section 230’s protections. Without it, individuals would have fewer opportunities to ... engage with others online."
From the column: "It’s not enough to expect tech companies to comply with increased transparency requests; we need federal regulations to protect ... privacy and ... consumers’ personal information."
From the column: "Banning automated sorting mechanisms and imposing verification requirements would do little to solve the problems affecting children online. They may, however, have unintended consequences for other vulnerable groups and risk user privacy."
From the column: "To their credit, Minnesota legislators made a number of amendments ... to reflect a bit more awareness of some of the potential unintended harms their algorithm ban might cause."
