Doreen Bogdan-Martin’s election to the UN’s ITU, beating the Russian candidate, signals support for a US-backed open internet, but significant issues remain (Justin Ling/Wired)

Justin Ling / Wired:
A look at the vote on the new head of the UN’s International Telecommunications Union between a US and Russian candidate, and its implications for the open web  —  UN countries are preparing to pick a new head of the International Telecommunications Union.  Who wins could shape the open web’s future.

Matt Day / Bloomberg:
The Amazon Labor Union withdraws its petition for an election at a southern California warehouse, after losing an election at a New York warehouse last week  —  Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to join a union at a company warehouse in Southern California have backed away from their attempt …

Axios:
Sources: the FCC plans to ban all sales of new Huawei and ZTE telecommunications devices in the US over national security concerns, pending a vote  —  The Federal Communications Commission plans to ban all sales of new Huawei and ZTE telecommunications devices in the U.S. …

Matt Burgess / Wired:
Egypt is one of the internet’s most prominent choke points thanks to 16 subsea cables carrying ~17% of the world’s internet traffic touching land in the country  —  Underwater cables keep the internet online.  When they congregate in one place, things get tricky.

NBC News:
Secret Service report: China-linked APT41 hackers stole $20M+ in US COVID-19 relief benefits, the first example of pandemic fraud by state-affiliated hackers  —  Hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million in U.S. Covid relief benefits, including Small Business Administration loans …

Jack Dorsey / Revue:
Responding to the “Twitter Files”, Jack Dorsey defends against attacks on Twitter staff, advocates for an open social media protocol, commits $1M/year to Signal  —  By subscribing, you agree with Revue’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and understand that jack’s will receive your email address.