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Nov 13 2014
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How Big Corporate Money Pushes Net Neutrality
On one side: Comcast, AT&T, Verizon and the other companies you love to hate. On the other side: Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and the other companies you don't quite trust.
This is net neutrality.
The debate is typically framed as big corporate interests against humble public-good advocates like... Google. The reality is that this is a clash of giant, self-interested corporations
TownhallOct 12 2021
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Big tech sweeps up Hill staffers — just when Congress needs them the most
Silicon Valley and the telecom industry are snatching up some of the top Democratic policy experts on Capitol Hill — just as Congress gears up for fights with the companies.
The brain drain has seen more than a dozen senior Democratic tech and telecom policy staffers leaving their posts this year, according to a POLITICO review of recent exits, with many taking lobbying roles at
PoliticoJul 02 2020
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Facebook Ad Boycott
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
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On June 17th, a group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP, Anti-Defamation League, and Color of Change formed the "Stop Hate for Profit" campaign which calls on companies to stop advertising on Abridge NewsAug 04 2020
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Should Net Neutrality Be Restored? – Top 3 Pros and Cons
The net neutrality rules adopted in 2015 regulated the internet as a common carrier, the same category as telephone service, under Title II of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. [5] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules prevented internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking, slowing, prioritizing, or charging consumers extra money to access certain websites. For example, under
ProCon.orgApr 01 2020
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Idaho Governor Signs 2 Bills into Law Denying Trans People Basic Rights
Idaho is facing a pair of lawsuits after its governor signed two of the nation’s harshest anti-transgender bills into law.
On Monday, Republican Gov. Brad Little approved two bills that had been met with widespread opposition. House Bill 500 bans transgender girls from playing on school sports teams in alignment with their gender identity, while House Bill 509 blocks trans people from
ViceNov 21 2017
Headline Roundup
FCC to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules
The head of the FCC announced that he will rescind Obama-era net neutrality regulations that require service providers to give equal access to web content for all consumers. Many large corporations support the move, as it will enable Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast to block and/or promote preferred content. Detractors say it provides certain companies an unfair advantage.
Reuters Washington Times Washington PostNov 15 2015
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Hillary Clinton Is Pulling Away From Bernie Sanders With Union Endorsements
When it came time to think seriously about endorsing a presidential candidate for 2016, Paul Feeney says it wasn't a hard decision for members of his union.
Feeney is a shop steward for a local union of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Massachusetts. His fellow members haven't forgotten the time they were in an ugly contract battle with Verizon back in 2003. One
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Scripps News
Scripps News has a Center bias. An independent review by an AllSides staffer in April 2020 found that Scripps News does not utilize the common types of media bias in its coverage. Its coverage is largely factual and devoid of editorialization. About Newsy Newsy bills itself as offering "straightforward, opinion-free news coverage." Its Facebook page declares:
Jan 04 2015
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FCC To Vote On Net Neutrality In February
The debate on Internet regulation will be heating up soon, with word coming that a potentially more regulatory-aggressive FCC intends to vote on the matter as soon as February.
The issue is whether the FCC will rely on Title I or Title II of the Communications Act. At one point, it was thought that Obama’s telecom regulator Tom Wheeler would be open to additional input before calling a
Breitbart NewsFeb 26 2015
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FCC approves sweeping Internet regulation plan, Obama accused of meddling
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday adopted sweeping new regulations sought by President Obama for how Americans use and do business on the Internet, in a party-line vote that is sure to be challenged by the broadband industry.
The commission, following a contentious meeting, voted 3-2 to adopt its so-called net neutrality plan -- a proposal that remained secret in the
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