The Neutral Zone: The Future of Net Neutrality
"Veronica B.: Look at it this way. Imagine Amazon started a larva farm too, and they could pay for faster internet speeds, get on an internet fast lane, an…
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Major web companies and public interest groups Announce Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality
"Malkia Cyril, executive director at the Center for Media Justice, said: “Communities of color across the United States depend on an open Internet to thriv…
Craig Aaron and Malkia Cyril on Net Neutrality, Kyle Wiens on Copyright Overreaching
This week on CounterSpin: FCC chair Ajit Pai has announced his plans to gut net neutrality; the former Verizon lawyer and Jeff Sessions staffer declared his int…
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One year later: EU right to open internet still virtual
"The European Union legislation on open internet access does not specify if zero-rating is allowed. Instead, the EU lawmakers decided to leave it to natio…
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EU telecom watchdog plan dead on arrival
"“A pan-European regulator would be the prime target of every telecom lobbyist on the continent,” said Thomas Lohninger, a digital rights activist. “Right…
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The Trump administration’s war on net neutrality has officially begun
"Malkia Cyril, executive director of the Center for Media Justice, said net neutrality protections have expanded freedom of speech by allowing anyone’s onl…
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Jio wants Net Neutrality exceptions for Specialised and Managed services, Payments
"Our Take: This goes against the TRAI’s own approach to Net Neutrality regulation. In its ruling on differential pricing, the TRAI had noted: “Intuitively…
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Congress rolls back Internet privacy protections
"“Your information is very valuable,” said Scott Shackelford, Chair of the Cyber Security at Indiana University, Bloomington. “A lot of people do not treat…
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Racial Justice Groups Denounce GOP’s Repeal of Broadband Privacy Rules
"“There are some that would falsely claim that low-income communities would rather be tracked by AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon in order to get discounts o…
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House set to unplug broadband privacy rules
"The FCC is prohibited from proposing new similar privacy regulations, under the Congressional Review Act, if passed. "So now we have a gap," sai…
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Congress takes first step to overturn Internet privacy rules
"However, the FCC rules did establish that there is "a set of consumer expectations that were being met," said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the…
The Resistance Must Be Digitized
Over the past two months, millions of people have taken to the streets to challenge our nation’s authoritarian new president. From the women’s marches that too…