It’s no secret that among the millions of comments filed with the FCC regarding its plan to roll back net neutrality are a great deal of fake ones, some even using stolen identities. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been especially vocal about this problem, and since the FCC doesn’t seem to care, his office has set up a page to report fraudulent comments directly. Read More
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FCC’s Ajit Pai: ‘When it comes to an open Internet, Twitter is part of the problem’
FCC Chairman and net neutrality eliminator-in-chief Ajit Pai has thrown Twitter and other online services under the bus in order to show that it’s not just broadband providers that can exert control over internet content. “When it comes to an open Internet, Twitter is part of the problem,” he explained. “The company has a viewpoint and uses that viewpoint to… Read More
FCC doubles down on its dead-wrong definition of how the internet works
In May, when the FCC released an early draft of its plan to undo 2015’s strong net neutrality rules, I pointed out that its case rests almost entirely on a deeply incorrect definition of how the internet works. There can be no mistake now that this misrepresentation is deliberate; the agency has reiterated it in even stronger terms in the final draft of the proposal. Read More
Net Neutrality advocates plan protests for December 7 at Verizon stores
On December 14, the FCC will vote on whether or not to roll back Obama-era policies protecting a free and open internet. In fact, during yesterday’s announcement of the upcoming vote, the FCC neglected to mention the historic 22 million comments on the issue, the majority of which were negative.
In response, protests are being held on December 7 at Verizon retail stores across the country. Read More
FCC releases final draft of ‘Restoring Internet Freedom,’ which would not do that
The FCC yesterday announced a December 14 vote on “Restoring Internet Freedom,” an order that, far from restoring freedom to the internet, would allow it to be restricted in new and harmful ways. Actually, when you think of it as restoring internet freedom to ISPs and cable companies, it makes a lot more sense. At any rate, the Commission has released the text of the order, as… Read More
6 easy ways to call your reps now and demand net neutrality
Net neutrality is in jeopardy. It’s time for you to take action.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is the U.S. government’s media regulator, is planning to completely scrap Obama-era rules protecting the idea that the internet should…
Senator Schatz on net neutrality: “This has to be a real political movement”
Following the news yesterday morning that the FCC will be voting on the proposal to kill net neutrality come December 14, officials and advocacy organizations have been issuing statements left and right decrying the impending upending of the inte…
View More Senator Schatz on net neutrality: “This has to be a real political movement”New York attorney general slams the FCC for ignoring net neutrality comments investigation
If the FCC’s refusal to acknowledge the vast public outcry against its plan to gut net neutrality isn’t enough of an outrage, its total disinterest in investigating how that same comment system may have been gamed by fake users posing as real Americans adds a bit more insult to injury. Suspicions arose earlier this year that a person or an organization of some kind was… Read More
Cher nails the net neutrality debate in one excellent tweet
Cher ain’t got time for anything threatening a free and open internet.
The Federal Communications Commission plans to repeal net neutrality rules instilled by the Obama administration, with widespread concerns that the move will end the internet as w…
Twitter user trolls ‘Breitbart’ in one genius move
Breitbart thought it had nailed a joke about the impending end to net neutrality. Then it was owned by the Twitter user it retweeted.
With the Federal Communications Commission set to stop treating the internet as a public good, opening the door to t…
8-year-old net neutrality graphic feels like it hasn’t aged a day
An oldie, but a goodie. Well, perhaps a goodie with bad implications given our current state of affairs.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is hellbent on repealing net neutrality, and the FCC announced its plan to do that on T…
The internet is collectively outraged over net neutrality repeal
The open internet’s worst nightmare is about to become a reality: the FCC has announced its plans to end net neutrality.
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The internet is NOT pleased, to say the least. On social …