Facebook is down, which is fine
On the bright side, vaccine misinformation on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp is at an all-time low. #serverdown #upshot #SilverLining #instadown #WhatsApp — E. Rosalie (@NovelSci) October 4, 2021
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Free speech
This is important. h/t XKCD.
Continue reading →Victory for the activists
The FCC just approved the strongest net neutrality rules yet 1. The Federal Communications Commission has approved its strongest network neutrality rules yet. 2. Three Democrats, including chairman Tom Wheeler, voted for the rules. The two Republicans dissented. 3. The new rules reclassify internet access so it will be regulated like a public utility.
Continue reading →The Day the LOLCats Died
The iPhone, Wireless Networks, and Net Neutrality
In these two videos, Ben Scott of SavetheInternet.com explains the importance of the Congressional iPhone hearings. Presented by Open Left. You can follow all of Open Left’s coverage of Net Neutrality issues at the link.
Continue reading →Keep the Internet equal for all
Learn about Net Neutrality. This is important for everyone, no matter your political leanings. If Net Neutrality is gutted, Google, eBay, and YouTube either pay protection money to companies like AT&T or risk that their sites process slowly on your computer. Comcast could intentionally slow access to iTunes, steering Internet customers its own music service. And the little guy with the next big idea would be muscled out of the marketplace, relegated to the “slow lane” of the information superhighway. This isn’t just speculation — it’s already happened in places without Net Neutrality. Heck, AT&T’s CEO blatantly announced, “The Internet … Continue reading →