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Net Neutrality Repeal Would Hurt #MeToo Movement and Minority Women
""The open Internet has allowed women to bypass traditional patriarchal gatekeepers in media and the economy to speak for themselves and gain access t…
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Stanford Legal with Pam Karlan & Joe Bankman: "Web extra: Net neutrality with guest Barbara van Schewick"
Law School professor Barbara van Schewick discusses net neutrality as the FCC plans to vote on changing those rules. * Date Published:12/13/2017 * Or…
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Net neutrality vs. internet freedom: A case for the status quo
"Net neutrality is a system in which consumers pay companies for unencumbered internet access —where broadband providers do not interfere with the "fr…
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What you need to know about net neutrality
"Net neutrality advocate Ryan Singel, a media and strategy fellow at Stanford Law's Center for Internet and Society, said the FCC’s dismantling of net…
Law, Borders, and Speech Conference: Proceedings and Materials
Law, Borders, and Speech Conference Tensions between national law and the Internet’s global architecture have existed since the network’s earliest days. They t…
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Berkshire County Groups Call for Action to Protect Net Neutrality
"Barbara van Schewick, a Stanford Law School professor and director of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, writes that Pai's plan "disca…
Expect Fewer Great Startups if the FCC Kills Net Neutrality
Instead of listening to the thousand of startups and investors who argue that ending net neutrality would damage online innovation, FCC chair Ajit Pai is pushin…
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Why the FCC should prevent ISPs from micromanaging our lives
This piece is co-written by Brett Frischmann and Evan Selinger*. Network neutrality prevents broadband Internet service providers from micromanaging our lives…
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Local News Makes Communities Smarter. But Without Net Neutrality, It Doesn't Have a Chance.
It’s no secret that local news outlets are struggling in the internet age. But it’s also beyond doubt that local news makes communities more connected, informed…
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Report: The repeal of net neutrality will hurt local news
"A report published Monday, ahead of the FCC's Thursday vote to repeal net neutrality, highlights the damage that repeal could have on local news. The…
Slowing Down the Presses: The Relationship Between Net Neutrality and Local News
The FCC is poised to rescind the Open Internet Order—the set of strong, enforceable net neutrality rules that prohibit internet service providers (ISPs) from in…
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Should Robots Have Rights?
"As robots gain citizenship and potential personhood in parts of the world, it’s appropriate to consider whether they should also have rights. So argues N…