Internet and New Media

The Internet As We Know It Is In Peril. The FCC Can (And Must) Save It

The Internet As We Know It Is In Peril. The FCC Can (And Must) Save It The Internet As We Know It Is In Peril. The FCC Can (And Must) Save It

A court has struck down net neutrality protections. But the commission has the authority to undo the damage.

Jan 14, 2014 / John Nichols

Should Facebook Pay Its Users?

Should Facebook Pay Its Users? Should Facebook Pay Its Users?

A new movement known as Wages for Facebook says yes. 

Jan 14, 2014 / Jessica Weisberg

Ten Myths About the NSA, Debunked

Ten Myths About the NSA, Debunked Ten Myths About the NSA, Debunked

You can’t opt out.

Jan 13, 2014 / Peter Van Buren

Will the FCC’s New Chairman Usher in a New Era for the Commission?

Will the FCC’s New Chairman Usher in a New Era for the Commission? Will the FCC’s New Chairman Usher in a New Era for the Commission?

The Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman Tom Wheeler announces efforts to “do things differently.”

Jan 10, 2014 / Leticia Miranda

To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband

To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband

How high-speed Internet access is changing one Brooklyn neighborhood.

Jan 8, 2014 / Maya Wiley

Sympathy for Justine Sacco Sympathy for Justine Sacco

Justine Sacco’s tweet was outrageous. So was the online mob campaign that turned her into the most vilified woman in the world.

Dec 23, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

How did something as trivial as spam end up on the forefront of cyberwar?

Dec 18, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael Saler

Verizon, the FCC and What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality

Verizon, the FCC and What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality Verizon, the FCC and What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality

Why is Verizon suing the FCC over net neutrality regulations?

Dec 6, 2013 / Leticia Miranda

Hacktivists on Trial

Hacktivists on Trial Hacktivists on Trial

Prosecutors are warping the law to throw activist hackers like Aaron Swartz behind bars for years.

Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / Peter Ludlow

The Promise—and Threat—of the Internet

The Promise—and Threat—of the Internet The Promise—and Threat—of the Internet

Who will rule our virtual world—government data miners and the corporations in step with them, or everyone else?

Dec 4, 2013 / E.L. Doctorow

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