Air Force to Award Tens of Millions (or more) for Space Internet Experiments
By B.N. Frank Internet use is safer, more secure, and more reliable with hardwired (Ethernet) connections not Bluetooth, “smart”, wireless (Wi-Fi), 5G or Internet of…
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Digital Services Act: EU Parliament’s Key Committee Rejects a Filternet But Concerns Remain
By Christoph Schmon Fix What is Broken vs Break What Works: Oscillating Between Policy Choices The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) is a big…
Facebook, Amazon, Venmo Down As AWS Outage Hits Thousands
By Tyler Durden Earlier in the day Merrill was down, then Vanguard and Robinhood, and now a slew of even more widely used websites are…
What If The Next Major Cyberattack Targeted The Internet?
By Brandon Smith Over the past few months I have been writing analysis on a planned crisis war game organized by the World Economic Forum…
Fastly’s Global Internet Meltdown Could Be A Sign Of Things to Come
By David S. Wall, University of Leeds For an hour on the morning of June 8, dozens of the world’s most-visited websites went offline. Among…
EU’s Digital Wallet: The Rise Of Universal ID
The master plan here is “single recognized identity” to be used for all online access. Globalists are calling for universal ID systems in order to…
Telecoms and Lobby Groups Sue to Block Legislation Offering $15/Month Internet for Low Income Families
By B.N. Frank The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to protect Americans from the telecom industry. Unfortunately it hasn’t been for decades (see 1,…
It’s Not Section 230 You Hate, It’s Oligopolies
By Katherine Trendacosta As we continue to hear calls to repeal or change Section 230, it appears that many people have conflated a law that…
Lockdown to Shutdown: How COVID-19 Stifled Digital Rights in Zimbabwe
By Kudzai Chimhangwa On the morning of July 30, 2020, Zimbabweans awoke to the presence of heavily armed soldiers standing ready to crush anti-government protesters…
Beyond Platforms: Private Censorship, Parler, and the Stack
By Jillian C. York, Corynne McSherry, and Danny O’Brien Last week, following riots that saw supporters of President Trump breach and sack parts of the…
Full Measure: FCC Chair on Rural America Getting High Speed Internet via Co-ops AND Holding Telecoms Accountable
By B.N. Frank All Americans would benefit from having access to high-speed internet. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to protect the public…
Telecom Experts to CA — You’ve Already Paid for Reliable High Speed Internet. Time to “Rattle the Cage”
By B.N. Frank Along with filing a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), telecom experts, “The IRREGULATORS” continue to reveal ongoing American telecom injustices….
Maine Broadband Privacy Law Passes Early First Amendment Test
By Adam Schwartz, Andrew Crocker, and Kit Walsh When you send an email or browse the web, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) may track what…
FCC Chair Commits to Enhancing WiFi/5G During Pandemic Despite Warnings From Experts
By B.N. Frank The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will use any excuse to promote, force, and speed up 5G deployment (see 1, 2, 3, 4,…