JULY 12TH: INTERNET-WIDE DAY OF ACTION TO SAVE NET NEUTRALITY
The Internet has thrived precisely because of net neutrality. It's what makes it so vibrant and innovative—a place for creativity, free expression, and exchange of ideas.
Malkia A. Cyril | The Antidote to Authoritarianism
The slave passes, branding, and lantern laws of then have become the cellphone trackers, facial recognition software, and body-worn police cameras of now.
Malkia A. Cyril | The Antidote to Authoritarianism
The slave passes, branding, and lantern laws of then have become the cellphone trackers, facial recognition software, and body-worn police cameras of now.
Craig Aaron and Malkia Cyril on Net Neutrality, Kyle Wiens on Copyright Overreaching | Counterspin
What does this mean for all of us who rely on an open internet?
Craig Aaron and Malkia Cyril on Net Neutrality, Kyle Wiens on Copyright Overreaching | Counterspin
What does this mean for all of us who rely on an open internet?
Slate: The Women Who Won Net Neutrality
Here are some of the women who worked to preserve the free and open Internet. (The list is long and revealing, while men are getting the recognition and awards.) By Marvin Ammori Slate's Future Tense September 22, 2015 Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Mignon Clyburn listens to a fellow commissioner speak during an FCC hearing on More
Comcast Thinks It Has the Right to Censor You
"We owe this Orwellian shift in thinking to a growing number of court decisions, among them Citizens United, that define corporations as people and their business practices as speech."
Popular Resistance: Courage is Contagious
When our colleagues take brave actions, others are inspired. George Lakey describes how courage develops in movements. He lists some key ingredients to overcome fear: people working in community to empower each other, envisioning a successful action and spreading the contagion of courage. By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers PopularResistance.org | Newletter February 14, 2015 Lakey describes courage More
Daily Kos, Einenkel: After billions of dollars in subsidies, here’s Verizon’s broadband coverage
You know, all of that money the company spent that required most of us to hand over tax break after tax break. By Walter Einenkel DailyKos February 2, 2015 It's not you, it's them. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and More
Mike Ludwig: FCC Chairman Wheeler Moves Toward Strong Net Neutrality Rules
The debate over the FCC's latest proposals to protect net neutrality has raged for nearly a year. Net neutrality activists have regularly held loud protests at FCC meetings and flooded the FCC's public comment inbox with millions of letters and comments. At one point, the sheer number of comments overloaded and shut down the agency's server.
Popular Resistance: Protest Becomes More Sophisticated
Actions Demonstrating Our Increasing Capacity Just in the last week [sic] there have been a variety of areas where we are seeing an escalation of the sophistication and effectiveness of direct actions campaigns. We review a few here that we can all learn from and that provide inspiration.
Popular Resistance: Hello Censorship If Secret TISA Pact Is Approved
You can join the work to stop dangerous agreements like TISA by signing the pledge. CLICK HERE TO SIGN. By Pete Dolack, www.systemicdisorder.wordpress.com PopularResistance.org December 28th, 2014 Internet privacy and net neutrality would become things of the past if the secret Trade In Services Agreement comes to fruition. And on this one, the secrecy exceeds More