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  • This FCC Vote Will Bring Broadband to More Low-Income Families

    The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to expand the Lifeline program—which currently subsidizes phone plans for many low-income Americans—to include broadband Internet access. 

    Sameer Rao Mar 31, 2016 5:56PM EDT

    Hollywood Unions Blast Google After More Than 7 Million Sign SOPA Petition

    On Wednesday more than 7 million people in the U.S. signed Google’s petition urging Congress to stop #SOPA and #PIPA, the two bills that would censor the web.
    Jorge Rivas Jan 20, 2012 11:47AM EST

    What Is SOPA? Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know

    Thousands of websites are going dark today in protest of a new bill that’s being debated in Congress.
    Jorge Rivas Jan 18, 2012 8:39AM EST

    The FCC Is Trying to Close the Digital Divide--Sort Of

    The FCC is launching a new pilot program this year to make broadband more affordable. Quiet as it’s kept, this isn’t the commission’s first effort, but civil rights groups say it can’t be anywhere near the last.
    Jamilah King Jan 13, 2012 9:41AM EST

    Feminism Fail: iPhone's Siri Stumped By Abortion But Can Easily Find Viagra

    As people of color lead the country in smartphones adoption, some argue that those phones discriminate in the content that’s available to users.
    Jorge Rivas Nov 29, 2011 5:21PM EST

    Net Neutrality Survives Senate, But Advocates Push for Stronger Reforms

    This week the Senate voted against a measure to strip the FCC of its rulemaking power. But the fight to decide who will control the Internet is far from over, and Web users of color have the most to gain.
    Jamilah King Nov 11, 2011 10:00AM EST
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