Youtube is promoting the hashtag #StayHome for the past several weeks as part of a global campaign urging people to stay home and watch videos during the COVID-19 pandemic. With much of the world staying ...
“Some entertainers are seeking to console or at least occupy the attention of those in lockdown by creating new content to stream online.” As America joins other countries in hunkering down to avoid coronavirus, the ...
Protests against India’s new Citizenship Act are now ongoing in every part of India, with a cross-section of society outraged by the religious implications of this law. On December 13, the United Nations high commissioner ...
“Enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity.” On Thursday, Starlink, Elon Musk’s ambitious global internet program, took a giant step ...
As Facebook celebrates its 15th anniversary, Germany is certainly not joining in on the celebration but is instead ruling that Facebook is actually exploiting its customers. The Federal Cartel Office (FCO) in Germany is the ...
Public Interest Advocates, Local Governments, and Others Defend the Open Internet Order (EFF) The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard the case of Mozilla v. FCC today to determine whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is allowed to repeal ...
“Any rep who doesn’t sign is making it clear that they don’t really support net neutrality, and would rather take money from big telecom companies than side with the overwhelming majority of voters from across ...
“In today’s era of ‘big data,’ Americans are using the internet every day without fully understanding the consequences of every click.” On Wednesday, 15 U.S. senators proposed the Data Care Act, wanting to change the ...
What can you say about free speech and the internet these days? How many times can you say free speech is free speech? It’s a waste of time to keep talking when you say it ...
The battle to save net neutrality continues. Wednesday afternoon the Senate voted to allow debate on reversing the FCC’s decision to repeal net neutrality protections. The vote passed with a 52 – 47 split, with ...
Update: A Best Buy spokesperson confirmed to reporters that at least four Geek Squad employees received payments from the FBI. (By Aaron Mackey, Electronic Frontier Foundation) After the prosecution of a California doctor revealed the FBI’s ties ...
Ajit Pai, the FCC Chair made a video about the “7 Things You Can Still Do On The Internet After Net Neutrality”. The video comes across as condescending and out of touch with Americans. 83% ...
Jessica Rosenworcel says it’s time to “roar” and “make a ruckus” to save the internet as we know it. (Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos) After one commissioner called the FCC’s newly-released plan to roll back net neutrality “worse than one could ...
Broadband companies want the government to let them control the internet as we know it. And they’ve got help. Defend internet neutrality. (Other Words,By Razan Azzarkani) Think about the websites you visit. The movies you stream. The ...
Think the CEOs of the largest phone, cable and internet companies should call all the shots when it comes to Net Neutrality? The Net Neutrality Debate. (FreePress.net, by Candace Clement) Think the CEOs of the ...
Tomorrow join 70,000 in fighting for net neutrality. (FreePress.Net) The Trump FCC — like the rest of this administration — is doing everything in its power to serve corporations and harm the rest of us. ...