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How a Janet Jackson song crashed laptops for 9 years
In 2001, Microsoft support employees made a shocking discovery: Janet Jackson's hit, "Rhythm Nation," could cause laptops to crash. New details have now come to light showing what was done about it.
![Ticketing reform
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Chamber of Progress has opposed federal and state legislation backed by musicians, arts nonprofits and independent venues targeting predatory resale practices by secondary ticketing platforms, including the Fans First Act [27] and Maryland's SB 539.[28]
Unionizing
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In April 2021, the Chamber of Progress released a statement opposing Amazon worker unionizing efforts in Alabama and denouncing "union activists".[29] According to Vice, the organization said that "Amazon employees' rejection of the union was a 'progressive story'".[30]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6tximkbhfbrzmk3s6az3fe/bafkreicrkewst2xmfq2lzabebc54relo3xfg2z4v35s6qeri7bqlg4k2zq)
![Benefits for rideshare workers
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The Chamber of Progress opposes legislative efforts in California to reclassify some rideshare and food delivery drivers from independent contractors to employees and has denounced "purists within organized labor" seeking to do so.[15]
Consumer protection
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The Chamber of Progress opposed the 2021 INFORM Consumers Act, a bi-partisan bill intended by its sponsors to curtail the trafficking of fraudulent goods by ecommerce sites.[16]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6tximkbhfbrzmk3s6az3fe/bafkreiarnudqcvi3cpipm6o76k3clvv4cc54dvhjcn77hnp5o5xcvmt2nm)
