Summary: The backlash against the Federal Communication Commission’s rollback of net neutrality regulations continues — even a certain monarchy-themed hamburger establishment has weighed in with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltzy5vRmN8Q" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">a video</a>. El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the latest developments concerning the Open Internet, and also ponder Twitter’s photo-cropping skills, the Google gestalt and listening to Netflix in other languages. Click on into Episode 260 to hear it all, and don’t forget to celebrate <a href="https://staysafeonline.org/data-privacy-day/about/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Data Privacy Day</a> afterwards — go offline and read a treeware book or something!<br> Links to Articles in This Week’s News Segment<br> <br> * <a href="https://medium.com/chronicle-blog/give-good-the-advantage-75ab2c242e45" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Give Good the Advantage: Chronicle Blog</a> (Medium)<br> * <a href="https://medium.com/@steve.yegge/why-i-left-google-to-join-grab-86dfffc0be84" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Why I left Google to join Grab</a> by Steve Yegge (Medium)<br> * <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-sets-galaxy-s9-unveiling-for-feb-25-mwc-2018/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Samsung officially sets Galaxy S9 unveiling for Feb. 25</a> (CNET)<br> * <a href="https://www.apple.com/homepod/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple HomePod</a> (Apple)<br> * <a href="https://blog.twitter.com/engineering/en_us/topics/infrastructure/2018/Smart-Auto-Cropping-of-Images.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Speedy Neural Networks for Smart Auto-Cropping of Images</a> (Twitter blog)<br> * <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/25/twitter-video-app/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter aiming to make video sharing more Snapchat-like in upcoming app</a> (9to5Mac)<br> * <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/cuomo-demands-isps-follow-net-neutrality-government-contracts-article-1.3777228" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cuomo demands ISPs follow net neutrality for government contracts</a> (New York Daily News)<br> * <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/de-blasio-administration-asks-congress-restore-net-neutrality-article-1.3714158" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">De Blasio administration pushes Congress to restore net neutrality via legislation</a> (New York Daily News)<br> * <a href="https://gizmodo.com/at-t-is-full-of-shit-with-its-full-page-net-neutrality-1822375838" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">AT&T Is Full of [Bad Word] With Its Full-Page Net Neutrality Ads</a> (Gizmodo)<br> * <a href="http://variety.com/2018/politics/news/burger-king-net-neutrality-video-1202676499/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Burger King Makes the Case for Net Neutrality</a> (Variety)<br> * <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/technology/370655-san-jose-mayor-resigns-from-fcc-advisory-panel-on-broadband-deployment" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">San Jose mayor resigns from FCC advisory panel</a> (TheHill)<br> * <a href="https://fcw.com/articles/2018/01/24/fcc-gao-probe-comment-spam.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">GAO to investigate bot-driven net neutrality comments</a> (Federal Computer World)<br> * <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-25/apple-is-said-to-ready-revamped-e-books-push-against-amazon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple’s Getting Back Into the E-Books Fight Against Amazon</a> (Bloomberg)<br> * <a href="https://thenextweb.com/apple/2018/01/25/apple-finally-enables-iphone-emergency-settings-that-can-save-lives/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple finally enables life-saving iPhone emergency settings</a> (The Next Web)<br> * <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/01/24/microsoft-introduces-new-privacy-tools-ahead-of-data-privacy..."></a>
