Major mobile carriers are slowing down video streams, a net neutrality violation that heralds things to come if they get their way and roll back legal protections against data discrimination. Recent reports on Reddit from Verizon Wireless customers have drawn… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Net Neutrality’
Network Engineers Speak Out for Net Neutrality
Today, a group of over 190 Internet engineers, pioneers, and technologists filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission explaining that the FCC’s plan to roll back net neutrality protections is based on a fundamentally flawed and outdated understanding of how… Read More ›
Historic Day of Action: Net Neutrality Allies Send 1.6 Million Comments to FCC
When you attack the Internet, the Internet fights back. Today, the Internet went all out in support of net neutrality. Hundreds of popular websites featured pop-ups suggesting that those sites had been blocked or throttled by Internet service providers. Some… Read More ›
Today’s the Day: Let’s Save Net Neutrality
You might have noticed something unusual when you visited the EFF website today: our site was “blocked” unless you shelled out for “premium” Internet access. As part of the day of action to support net neutrality, we decided to imagine… Read More ›
Internet, Activate! Stand Up for Net Neutrality on July 12
Two months ago, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced his plan to abandon the agency’s commitment to protecting net neutrality. On July 12, let’s give the world a preview of what the Internet will look like if the FCC goes forward… Read More ›
Don’t Trust in Antitrust Law to Protect Net Neutrality
Back in 2014, we considered many possible ways of protecting net neutrality that would not rely on the FCC, including antitrust law. Unfortunately, U.S. antitrust law is not up to the challenge. Antitrust law is an economic doctrine that gives… Read More ›
Congress Is Home These Next Two Weeks. Will Members Hear from You?
Starting today, Congress is closed for the next two weeks so members of Congress can be home. That means if you want to tell your member of Congress how you feel on any specific topic, such as your thoughts on… Read More ›
Small ISPs Oppose Congress’s Move to Abolish Privacy Protections
Call your Representative now! The Internet is up in arms over Congress’s plan to drastically reduce your privacy online, and that includes small Internet providers and networking companies. Many of them agree that we need the Federal Communication Commission’s rules to protect our privacy… Read More ›
Republicans in Congress Are Disregarding Their Own Privacy Policies
Visit Sen. Jeff Flake’s official website, scroll to the bottom, click “Privacy Policy,” and you’ll find a page where the junior senator from Arizona makes this fine promise: I am committed to protecting the personal privacy of individuals who use… Read More ›
Five Ways Cybersecurity Will Suffer If Congress Repeals the FCC Privacy Rules
Call your Congressmember now to save online privacy! Back in October of 2016, the Federal Communications Commission passed some pretty awesome rules that would bar your Internet provider from invading your privacy. The rules would keep Internet providers like Comcast and… Read More ›