Legislation aimed at protecting children online sailed through the U.S. Senate Tuesday, marking what could be the first update since the late 1990s for companies who interact with minors on the internet.

The practice has deprived minority communities across the U.S. of access to high-speed internet.

Residents of rural areas of GOP-led states are set to benefit from investments their representatives voted against.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act previously gave Michigan $900 million to expand broadband access.

In August alone, the Department of Commerce gave over $634 million in funding toward improving internet infrastructure on Tribal land.

Vice President Kamala Harris said the internet can be ‘a place of fear’ for many, especially marginalized people.

The states will use the federal funds to improve broadband infrastructure in underserved communities.

Over 1 million households in Michigan lack access to affordable broadband.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will send Pennsylvania and every other state $100 million for critical broadband network upgrades.

Millions of Americans do not have access to and cannot not afford broadband as the pandemic has forced jobs, schools, and health care online.

The broadband industry submitted fake comments against rules barring service providers from slowing or blocking websites or charging companies more for faster speeds to consumers.

Some 15 million US students lack either home internet access or an electronic device to use for schoolwork. A new federal program hopes to change that.

The nation’s decentralized system of election administration provides multiple ways for malicious actors to gain access.