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Net Neutrality

Obama's "Naughty" and "Nice" Takes On The Internet

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.23.2009 | Technology

Read More: Digital Media, Internet, Piracy, Joe Biden, Alec Ross, State Department, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Art Brodsky

No one likes "piracy," but Biden's over-the-top meeting put so much of a focus on the issue, and pandered so much so the assembled multitudes that it lacked any credibility whatsoever.

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Top 10 Internet Moments of 2009

Timothy Karr | Posted 12.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Top Ten List, John McCain, Verizon, Twitter, Free Press, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, AT&T, Iran, Comcast, Astroturf, Net Neutrality, Barack Obama, Media News
Timothy Karr

More than a decade ago, President Clinton pledged that every person in America would soon be able to go online "to order up every movie ever produced or every symphony ever created in a minute's time."

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Astroturf Group Tries to Flip Bloggers on Net Neutrality

Megan Tady | Posted 12.10.2009 | Technology

Read More: Savetheinternet, David Mcclure, Verizon, AT&T, Brian Roberts, Merger, Comcast, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Megan Tady

Not only does supporting free speech and democracy feel really good at the end of the day, it's actually a critical investment in the future of our country.

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Net Neutrality, "TV Everywhere," and Other Cable Industy Assaults on Open Television

Marvin Ammori | Posted 12.10.2009 | Technology

Read More: Cable Television, Democracy, Open Television, Tv Everywhere, Net Neutrality, Comcast, Internet Television, Technology News
Marvin Ammori

This holiday season may finally be time for millions of Americans to cut the cord on cable TV and shift to watching TV over the Internet and over the the air.

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Where Does Comcast/NBC Rate On The "Trade Association Scale"?

Harold Feld | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Media Consolidation, Trade Association, Fcc, Comcast NBC Universal, Comcast, Nab, Net Neutrality, Comcast NBC, Media News
Harold Feld

While conventional wisdom holds that the Comcast/NBC merger will be approved with conditions, I think there is a small but not unreasonable chance that it will collapse under its own weight.

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Fine Whines Accompany Comcast-NBC Turkey

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Writers Guild of America, Obama Administration, Internet, Comcast, New York City, Net Neutrality, Nbc, AT&T, Media News
Art Brodsky

Those who argue that AT&T, Verizon and, yes, Comcast, should have control over the Internet will have an even larger barrier to surmount as the economic might of the new media giant becomes apparent.

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The Internet Must Not Become a Segregated Community

Malkia A. Cyril | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Net Neutrality, Civil Rights, Media Justice, Fcc, Verizon, Broadband, Comcast Net Neutrality, AT&T, Media News
Malkia A. Cyril

The big phone and cable companies want to get rid of Net Neutrality and control how the public accesses the Internet. This threat to Internet freedom isn't hypothetical.

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We Need To Put Our Foot Down On Net Neutrality

Justine Bateman | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Free Press, Net Neutrality, Justine Bateman, Media News
Justine Bateman

If you get involved in just one cause this year, let it be the fight against having your Internet access strangled. Because if you don't fight for this one, you will never be able to access the websites for others.

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Washington's Hidden Astroturf Economy

Timothy Karr | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, SavetheInternet.Com, Congress, Mike McCurry, Free Press, Net Neutrality, Rachel Maddow, Astroturf, Politics News
Timothy Karr

Because they're bankrolling astroturf behind a fig leaf of "public relations," large corporations aren't legally required to disclose the lion's share of their funding of these fake grassroots groups.

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Those Who Hate The Fairness Doctrine Should Love Net Neutrality

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Fairness Doctrine, Net Neutrality, Media, FCC Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

If conservatives truly understood the Fairness Doctrine, then they wouldn't go around using it as a justification for opposing Net Neutrality.

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Comcast Attacks Net Neutrality Along With Pennsylvania Rep.

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Comcast, Telecoms, Net Neutrality, Business News

The Sunlight Foundation reports that Pennsylvania Rep. Robert Brady signed a letter to the Federal Communications Commission critical of its new netwo...

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Jason Linkins

Scholars Urge FCC's Genachowski To Close Net Neutrality Loopholes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Julius Genachowski, Net Neutrality, Media News

In the latest salvo over net neutrality, some of the nations' leading tech minds have sent a letter to FCC Chair Julius Genachowski, urging him to tak...

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Crack Open and Crowdsource AT&T's Anti-Net Neutrality Campaign

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Internet, Federal Communications Commission, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Art Brodsky

All of the lobbying you read about is minor league compared to the telephone industry. Read on and you will get a first-hand look at the power of a real major league lobbying organization.

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Consumer Reports: What Is Net Neutrality?

Craig Newmark | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: John McCain, Consumers Union, Consumer Reports, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Craig Newmark

Even Senator John McCain was for Net Neutrality, before he was against it.

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Net Neutrality Laws, Verizon Net Neutrality, Internet Freedom, AT&T Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality, Internet Freedom Act, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

I should sue John McCain. Three and a half years ago, writing about Net Neutrality, the attempt to guarantee the Internet stays free and open, I said that it was a slam-dunk issue being hampered by a lousy name -- one that evokes a tennis match in Switzerland or basketball players who don't choose sides. And I suggested some alternatives, including The Fast, Downloadable Porn Act and The Internet Freedom Act. Cut to last week, when McCain, the number one recipient of telecom campaign cash in Congress, introduced a bill that would effectively kill Net Neutrality. The name of his bill? The Internet Freedom Act! Paging George Orwell! War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, and Freedom is... an Internet controlled by AT&T and Verizon. We can't let that happen. Support Net Neutrality. Let's start by giving it a better name.

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Jason Linkins

John McCain Was For Actual Internet Freedom Before He Was For Fake "Internet Freedom"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, John McCain, Internet Freedom Act, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Net Neutrality, Media News

So, John McCain wants the internet to be a terrifying user experience for everybody, and is pimping the ironically named, net neutrality-killing "Inte...

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Time for Net Neutrality

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Internet, Ed Markey, Congress, Net Neutrality Laws, Fcc, Rep. Edward Markey, Technology, Net Neutrality, Telecom, Politics News
Rep. Ed Markey

Since its earliest days, the Internet has been guided by the principles of non-discrimination and freedom. And as it continues to evolve, we are now faced with a choice.

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Jason Linkins

Losing Net Neutrality: What The Worse Case Scenario Looks Like

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet Freedom Act, Technology, Net Neutrality, John McCain, Internet Regulation, Media News

John McCain hates him some "net neutrality." So he's introducing the "Internet Freedom Act" to give telecoms the "freedom" to turn the "internet" into a confounding ordeal that would suck, into infinity.

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Net Neutrality, Green Tech and the Pong Republicans

Bennet Kelley | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Internet, Green Jobs, Pong, Green Technology, Obama Broadband, Drill Baby Drill, Net Neutrality, Climate Bill, Politics News
Bennet Kelley

The ultimate question is whether we will summon our resources to meet the challenges of a new era and be at the forefront of innovation -- or whether we will be content simply playing Pong.

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Jason Linkins

Jon Stewart Takes On "Net Neutrality" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, John McCain, Jon Stewart, Net Neutrality, Media News

On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart took up the issue of "net neutrality" and Senator John McCain's efforts to create one of those ironically name...

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Moment of Clarity - How To Easily Win on Net Neutrality

Lee Camp | Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: John McCain Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality Laws, Net Neutrality, Internet Censorship, Comedy News
Lee Camp

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Jason Linkins

Rachel Maddow, Boing Boing Editor On McCain And Net Neutrality (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, Rachel Maddow, Xeni Jardin, John McCain, Net Neutrality, The Rachel Maddow Show, Media News

What the "Internet Freedom Act" would do is to allow Internet service providers to privilege their own content over competitors by slowing or blocking access to other Web content. It keeps alive the recent tradition of ironically named laws.

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John McCain, Computer Geek

Auburn McCanta | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Internet, First Amendment, Net Neutrality, John McCain, Senator John McCain, Internet Freedom Act, Freedom, Politics News
Auburn McCanta

During the 2008 election, Senator John McCain famously admitted he didn't know how to use a computer and was only then learning to use a Blackberry. Oh, how times have changed.

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The Net Neutrality Quandry for Big Telecom: Fight or Deal?

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Verizon, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

Big Telecom is used to winning, and winning big. And yesterday, they lost as the FCC approved a Net neutrality proposed rule.

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FCC Vote To Spur Telecom Lobbying

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Telecommunications, Lobbyblog, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Books News

A unanimous vote yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission brought the Internet one step closer to government regulation -- a move that has l...

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