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OK Go: The Heat is On an Open Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 04.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Video, Congress, OK Go, Fcc, Net Neutrality, Open Internet, Verizon, Verizon NARAL, AT&T, AT&T Censorship, Internet Freedom Preservation Act, Verizon Censoring, Comcast, Censorship, AT&T Pearl Jam, Media News
Timothy Karr

For an excellent perspective on net neutrality, read Saturday's New York Times op-ed by OK Go guitarist Damian Kulash.

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America's Internet Future Looking Like Its Past

Timothy Karr | Posted 03.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, Verizon, Verizon Abortion, Verizon NARAL, AT&T, Verizon Text Messages, Verizon Net Neutrality, Verizon Censoring, Wireless Spectrum, Net Neutrality, Media News
Timothy Karr

Without action to restore Net Neutrality protections, the Web we get may be blinkered by phone and cable companies' ability to restrict the content and applications we may want to use.

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R U 4 Free Speech?

Laura Scher | Posted 03.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Censorship, Text Messages, First Amendment, Verizon, Verizon FCC, Fcc, Naral, Verizon Abortion, Verizon NARAL, Federal Communications Commission, Free Speech, National Abortion Rights Action League, Verizon Text Messages, Verizon Censoring, Telecoms, Media News
Laura Scher

We can't rely on the goodwill of big telecoms like Verizon to allow text messages as they see fit. This new, quick way to connect needs to be regulated.

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In Boston: A Shot Heard 'Round the Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 02.29.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, Verizon, Internet Freedom Preservation Act, Verizon NARAL, Fcc, Seat-Gate, Ben Scott, Comcast, Comcast Seat-Gate, Net Neutrality, Media News
Timothy Karr

The top executives of major telecom companies have stated clearly that they would like to favor certain content over others. And they're already doing it.

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FCC: Prtkt Da Txt

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.11.2007 | Media

Read More: Text Messages, Fcc, Telecommunications, Verizon Text Messages, Verizon Censoring, Verizon NARAL, Telecoms, Federal Communications Commission, Media News
Art Brodsky

Under their philosophy, the less the FCC has to do with things like the Internet and text messaging, the better.

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Editorials Amplify Call for Congress to Act Against Telco Censorship

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.03.2007 | Media

Read More: Verizon, Verizon NARAL, AT&T, Telecoms Net-Neutrality, Verizon Text Messages, Verizon Censoring, Telecoms, AT&T Pearl Jam, Net Neutrality, Media News
Timothy Karr

Despite Verizon's and AT&T's best spin, another message is getting through: Phone companies can't be trusted to protect free speech.

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What's the Biggest Threat to Free Speech in America?

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.01.2007 | Media

Read More: Verizon Censoring, Naral, Verizon NARAL, Free Speech, AT&T, Verizon Text Messages, Telecoms, AT&T Pearl Jam, Net Neutrality, Media News
Timothy Karr

These multi-billion dollar network giants are telling their Internet and cell phone customers this: If you want "your world delivered," you better play nice with the phone companies.

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Free Speech Shouldn't End at Verizon's Door

Timothy Karr | Posted 09.28.2007 | Media

Read More: Verizon, Verizon NARAL, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Text Messages, Verizon Censoring, Net Neutrality, AT&T Pearl Jam, Media News
Timothy Karr

Verizon is in full damage control, hoping this cloud will blow over in time for its next assault on free speech. But apologies aren't cutting it anymore.

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Verizon, Can You Hear Us Now?

Cristina Page | Posted 09.28.2007 | Business

Read More: Verizon Text Messages, Verizon, Verizon Censoring, Verizon Abortion, Verizon NARAL, Business News
Cristina Page

If only we could get the journalistic watchdogs on every pullback of political speech these days.

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The Smart Choice

Laura Scher | Posted 09.28.2007 | Business

Read More: Verizon Text Messages, Verizon, Verizon Censoring, Verizon Abortion, Verizon NARAL, Business News
Laura Scher

Actions speak louder than words. That's what I was thinking when I heard that Verizon had refused to allow NARAL Pro-Choice America to send opt-in text messages to its members.

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Verizon's 'Discretion' Shouldn't Abort Your Rights

Art Brodsky | Posted 09.27.2007 | Business

Read More: Federal Communications Commission, Fcc, Verizon Censoring, Verizon NARAL, Verizon, Business News
Art Brodsky

At some point, responsible leadership is going to have to wake up and realize that a private company's discretion is no substitute for public standards.

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Verizon Doesn't Like Your Politics -- A Taste of a Post-Net-Neutrality World [Updated]

John S. Johnson | Posted 09.27.2007 | Media

Read More: Technology, John Johnson, Abortion, Net Neutrality, Verizon, Verizon NARAL, Naral, Media News
John S. Johnson

This is a story that will be repeated again and again if the public loses net neutrality to the telecom lobby.

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Verizon Reverses Decision To Block Pro-Choice Group's Text Message Program

The New York Times | ADAM LIPTAK | Posted 09.26.2007 | Business

Read More: Verizon, Verizon NARAL, Verizon Wireless, Business News

Saying it had the right to block "controversial or unsavory" text messages, Verizon Wireless last week rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice Americ...

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