Verizon Is Launching A Tech News Site That Bans Stories On U.S. Spying

Verizon Has A News Site That Bans Stories On U.S. Spying, Net Neutrality
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 13: A Verizon logo is pictured on a work truck outside of Verizon headquarters in New York on December 13, 2003. Verizon Communications Inc. and other local phone providers won new protection from consumer lawsuits as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an antitrust claim can't be based on failure to do enough to encourage competition in the industry. (Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 13: A Verizon logo is pictured on a work truck outside of Verizon headquarters in New York on December 13, 2003. Verizon Communications Inc. and other local phone providers won new protection from consumer lawsuits as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an antitrust claim can't be based on failure to do enough to encourage competition in the industry. (Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Verizon is getting into the news business. What could go wrong?

The most-valuable, second-richest telecommunications company in the world is bankrolling a technology news site called SugarString.com. The publication, which is now hiring its first full-time editors and reporters, is meant to rival major tech websites like Wired and the Verge while bringing in a potentially giant mainstream audience to beat those competitors at their own game.

There’s just one catch: In exchange for the major corporate backing, tech reporters at SugarString are expressly forbidden from writing about American spying or net neutrality around the world, two of the biggest issues in tech and politics today.

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