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ISPs fear wave of state laws after New York’s $15 broadband mandate
We asked AT&T if it still believes that it would be impossible to comply with the zero-rating rule only in California. We also asked AT&T if it is compl…
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What may be next after a federal court struck down the FCC's net neutrality rules
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick about a federal court's decision to strike down the Biden administration'…
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A Deutsche Telekom Shakedown: Will Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp slow to a crawl in Germany as DT tries to get paid twice, and will German regulators have the courage to stop DT’s bullying?
We are about to see whether the largest and most powerful telecom in Europe, Deutsche Telekom (DT), can force websites and apps to pay so-called “network fe…
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Once Comcast’s Deal Shifted to a Focus on Broadband, Its Ambitions Were Sunk
"“The simple way to think about the problem with the Comcast merger is that once they get that big, they’re pretty much too big to regulate,” said Marvin A…
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Shots fired in new Web war
"“There are questions of substance, questions of process and some constitutional questions,” said Barbara van Schewick, the director of Stanford Law School…
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Dear Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook is not, and should not be the internet
""I think zero-rating is the next big threat to innovation and free speech online," says Barbara van Schewick, a professor at Stanford Law School…
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Network Neutrality Toolkit
"Of course, what must be noted here is that absolute network neutrality is not a beneficial concept either. A certain level of discrimination is necessary…
Shaping Your Speech: Media Reform, Past and Present
From the First Amendment to net neutrality, How does media regulation affect what we say? The Sixth Annual Rebele Symposium addressed this topic with Mignon Cl…
An open Internet, for God’s sake!
This week, a handful of Republicans will hold hearings on the Hill to challenge new federal rules protecting the Internet. The Federal Communications Commission…
What Net Neutrality Really Means For Religious Freedom
When the FCC announced recently that it would adopt new regulations for the Internet – regulations commonly known as Net Neutrality – the announcement was widel…
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Net Neutrality Part 2: Rules Praised, Questions Remain
“This vote is among the greatest public-interest victories in U.S. history,” says Barbara van Schewick, who is faculty director of Stanford University’s Center…
Historic FCC Vote will Protect the Future of America's Economy and Democracy
TAP cross-post of a CIS Blog Post.Today [February 26, 2015], the FCC voted to adopt strong network neutrality rules based on Title II of the Communications Act.…
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Can Net Neutrality Survive the Impending Onslaught of Lawsuits?
The FCC's case for Title II reclassification is a "legal slam dunk" according to Barbara van Schewick, a Stanford University law professor and net…
Net Neutrality Memories National Call
Luminaries from the decade-long fight for Net Neutrality share stories and memories of the movement. Listen to the Net Neutrality Memories National Call at Sou…
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Internet survives day of weird politics
As for the politics, Barbara van Schewick, an Internet expert at Stanford Law School, offers a wildly different analysis of why Google and the others didn’t rus…