Facebook is running into some trouble over their handling of post settings for some anti-corporate leaning grassroots groups. As the number of Facebook members signed up for the “Boycott Target Until They Cease Funding Anti-Gay Politics” page neared 78,000 in recent days, Facebook personnel locked down portions of the page — banning new discussion threads, …
Ars Technica posts an excellent examples of network discrimination, and claims these are one of many (RCN P2P settlement: ISP can throttle away starting November 1). Many of those involved in the debate over network neutrality appear to believe that ISPs simply don’t engage in widespread traffic discrimination, and that the only possible example net …
The future of the internet: A virtual counter-revolution | The Economist. This issue of The Economist contains an excellent overview of the Net Neutrality issue. It would be a great resource for anyone who wants to get up to speed on the issue (or to pass along to friends). They address it primarily from the …
John is a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He studies the social impact of media technology law and policy, with a special emphasis on copyright. He also is an instructional technology consultant for DoIT-Academic Technology.
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