As Donald Trump’s first full year as president comes into focus, one recurring theme of 2017 is Big Tech’s new relationship with national politics. The shifting dynamic began before the… Read More
On Thursday, the FCC voted to roll back regulations that protected net neutrality, or the rule that internet providers can’t give preference to certain kinds of content. It’s been all… Read More
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson plans to sue the federal government over its decision to repeal regulations known as net neutrality. He announced his intention to challenge the decision… Read More
In a move that surprised no one but disappointed open internet advocates everywhere, the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal Obama-era regulations known as net neutrality. The highly contentious nature… Read More
The biggest tech companies in the country have been conspicuously quiet in the days leading up to Thursday’s net neutrality vote by the Federal Communications Commission. The decision will almost… Read More
Internet companies may still need to comply with net neutrality standards if they want to do business in Washington state — even if the Obama-era regulations are repealed tomorrow. Gov. Jay… Read More
A new media collective is launching in Seattle, born out of a war between progressive activists and white supremacists over what it means to call yourself Cascadian. Brandon Letsinger is… Read More
Standard Oil committed many sins on the way to infamy, and Teddy Roosevelt’s s**t list, but a big one was “vertical integration.” Rockefeller’s people owned oil refineries, and trucks that… Read More
The Federal Communication Commission’s plan to start rolling back regulations on net neutrality comes as bad news for streaming video providers like Amazon and Netflix, and potentially for consumers as… Read More
News Brief: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has scheduled a Dec. 14 vote on his plan to roll back Obama-era regulations known as “net neutrality.” The protections prevent internet… Read More
Amazon, Expedia, Google, Facebook, and thousands of other tech companies are showing their support for net neutrality as part of today’s Day of Action. They’re protesting the Federal Communications Commission’s… Read More
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) is calling on all her constituents to fight a Federal Communications Commission action that would roll back internet protections known as net neutrality. Cantwell made her… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission voted last month to begin rolling back net neutrality rules, and some major names in tech aren’t happy about it. Several groups, Fight for the Future, Free… Read More
Today the Federal Communications Commission begins the process of rolling back net neutrality rules that were implemented in 2015, under the Obama administration. Those rules forbid internet service providers from… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Tension rises between the Trump administration and local jurisdictions over the federal government’s efforts to detain and deport undocumented immigrants; Macklemore endorses a mayoral candidate; lawmakers… Read More
Newly appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai moved to halt a key portion of the Obama administration’s internet privacy rules on Friday, asking the commission to block the rollout of broadband-specific… Read More
One week after President Donald Trump appointed Ajit Pai as chairman of the FCC, Pai has introduced a plan to begin rolling back net neutrality reporting requirements. The net neutrality… Read More
Embed from Getty Images President Trump on Monday officially designated net neutrality critic Ajit Pai as Federal Communications Commission chairman. Pai, who’s been a commissioner at the FCC since 2012,… Read More
“Net neutrality” — the colloquial term for regulations that prevent internet providers from slowing or blocking delivery of content to consumers — has been upheld by a federal appeals court.… Read More
India’s government has banned Facebook’s Free Basics plan, saying it violated the country’s view of Net Neutrality, according to the BBC. Free Basics offered users access to a specific group… Read More
Binge On, the “unlimited” video-streaming service from T-Mobile, stifles competition, free speech and customer choice and because of this it violates basic principles of Net Neutrality, a Stanford University law… Read More
T-Mobile’s Binge On program may be controversial, but that doesn’t mean the Bellevue, Wash.-based carrier is giving up on the program. In fact, they’re adding to it, announcing today that four… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Speaking at CES 2016, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler talked about the dramatic impact that TV host John Oliver had on the net neutrality debate, praising the consumer… Read More
Update: T-Mobile has released a video and formal response to Binge On critiques, which we’ve added below. T-Mobile executives said today that they’re “dumbfounded” by criticism of the way the company is handling video streams… Read More
Correction: A previous version of this post contained details from a T-Mobile executive who the company has since said misspoke and provided inaccurate information. A T-Mobile spokesman says the company has not spoken… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission has released the full set of its net neutrality rules to the public two weeks after passing them in a party-line vote. The rules clock in… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission has passed new rules in a 3-2 party line vote to enforce net neutrality in a public meeting held today in Washington, D.C. The rules, which… Read More
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler isn’t messing around when it comes to net neutrality. In an op-ed posted by Wired today, he revealed the framework for a new proposal… Read More
Seattleites clearly know how to get loud at a sporting event. Now, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell wants her constituents to be equally vocal about supporting net neutrality. Cantwell, a Democrat… Read More
T-Mobile CEO John Legere fired off a flurry of messages this week on Twitter, defending his position on net neutrality. Legere’s opinion on the subject is more interesting than others for one… Read More