net neutrality
Twitter leads call for EU lawmakers to ‘think beyond Big Tech’
In a formalization of an earlier Twitter-led push to try to exert influence over fast-forming European digital regulations, the social media firm has used its Twitter Spaces platform to host the offic
Jessica Rosenworcel becomes the first woman to chair the FCC, and Gigi Sohn is nominated for 5th spot
The FCC has its first-ever woman as chair of the agency, Jessica Rosenworcel, who has been serving as acting chair since the beginning of the year. President Biden officially appointed her to the posi
Europe’s top court slaps down ‘zero rating’ again
Europe’s top court has dealt another blow to “zero rating” — ruling for a second time that the controversial carrier practice goes against the European Union’s rules on o
80% of the 22 million comments on net neutrality rollback were fake, investigation finds
Of the 22 million comments submitted to the FCC regarding 2017’s controversial rollback of net neutrality, some 18 million were fake, an investigation by the New York Attorney General’s of
Dfinity’s valuation soars to $9.5Bn after revealing its governance system and token economics
We’ve been tracking one of the few genuinely interesting stories to come out of the blockchain world, ever since Dfinity raised $102M from Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital for a decentralis
Europe’s top court says net neutrality rules bar ‘zero rating’
The European Union’s top court has handed down its first decision on the bloc’s net neutrality rules — interpreting the law as precluding the use of commercial ‘zero ratingR
FCC dings company for $164K after its false broadband claims distorted national report
The FCC was deeply embarrassed last year when it was found that its rosy broadband deployment report was off by millions, owing to a single, extremely suspect filing that conjured 62 million customers
The real threat of fake voices in a time of crisis
We must adopt better technological defenses to ensure that deepfake text doesn’t further threaten American democracy during a time of crisis.
‘Deficiencies’ that broke FCC commenting system in net neutrality fight detailed by GAO
Today marks the conclusion of a years-long saga that started when John Oliver did a segment on Net Neutrality that was so popular that it brought the FCC’s comment system to its knees. Two years
Netflix and other streaming platforms urged to switch to SD during COVID-19 crisis
The European Commission is putting pressure on Netflix and other streaming platforms to switch to standard definition during periods of peak demand as the coronavirus crisis puts unprecedented load on
Trump tweet gets it wrong on net neutrality ruling
President Trump this morning randomly addressed a recent court ruling on net neutrality, calling it a "great win" that will "lead to many big things including 5G." Perhaps he didn't read the ruling cl
Court says FCC’s ‘unhinged’ net neutrality repeal can’t stop state laws
The FCC’s repeal of net neutrality rules has been significantly weakened by a federal appeals court, which ruled that the Commission could not preempt state laws like those pending in California
13 ways to screw over your internet provider
Internet providers are real bastards: they have captive audiences whom they squeeze for every last penny while they fight against regulation like net neutrality and donate immense amounts of money to
Pete Buttigieg echoes Warren with $80B rural broadband plan
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has unveiled his plan to address the broadband gap in this country: an $80 billion "Internet For All" initiative and set of related reforms. It echoes Se
Warren makes $85B federally funded broadband promise
As part of her bid for the presidency, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has made some bold proposals to improve access to broadband in underserved areas, and has made it clear that restoring net neutra
Bernie Sanders makes reinstating net neutrality a campaign promise
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has made reinstating net neutrality via FCC appointments one of his campaign promises, the Daily Dot reported today. He is far from alone among the Democratic Presidentia
Net neutrality restoring Save the Internet Act passes House, moving on to Senate
A bill intended to restore 2015's net neutrality rules has passed in the House of Representatives 232-190, and will soon be in consideration in the Senate. The 'Save the Internet Act' may be doomed to
The ‘splinternet’ is already here
There is no question that the arrival of a fragmented and divided internet is now upon us. The “splinternet” is no longer just a concept, but now a dangerous reality.
‘Save the Internet Act’ would bring back net neutrality, plain and simple
The net neutrality rules established in 2015 were a triumph decades in the making, but their undoing was rather a quick bit of work. So it is hoped, by Democratic leadership in the House and Senate, t
Congress flaunts its ignorance in House hearing on net neutrality
It's amazing, and yet should surprise no one, that this country's elected representatives can be either so cynical or so ignorant that two decades into the net neutrality debate, the basics still elud