Net Neutrality

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Carmen Scurato, Jessica J. González  Oct 25, 2018 3:39PM EDT

The Best Way to Protect Free Speech Online? De-Platform Hate. [OP-ED]

Internet companies must stop ignoring the racism and other forms of hate that are prevalent on their platforms and acknowledge that the hateful discourse of the few silences the speech of the marginalized many.
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Sameer Rao  Oct 1, 2018 12:54PM EDT

Department of Justice Sues California for Passing #NetNeutrality Protections

The Golden State passed a bill with the strictest net neutrality rules—and as Black and Brown activists consider it a victory, the federal government disagrees. 
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Sameer Rao  Jun 11, 2018 4:01PM EDT

Digital Justice Experts Answer Your #NetNeutrality Rollback Questions

Representatives from the Center for Media Justice, Fight for the Future and other organizations leading the fight for internet freedom hosted a Reddit Ask Me Anything session to address the rollback of net neutrality rules. 
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Erin Shields, Lucia Martinez  Apr 11, 2018 4:41PM EDT

Broadcasting Hate: How Trump Used the FCC to Punish the Poor [OP-ED]

Erin Shields of Center for Media Justice and Lucia Martinez of Free Press break down what they call the Trump administration’s “war on the poor.”
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Joseph Torres  Feb 28, 2018 2:29PM EST

50 Years After the Landmark Kerner Report Called Out Media Racism, the Power Structure Persists [OPINION]

Created to study the urban rebellions of 1967, the Kerner Commission revealed in 1968 how racist media played a role. As the Kerner report turns 50, Free Press’ Joseph Torres argues that large media companies continue to uphold White supremacy. 
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Sameer Rao  Feb 22, 2018 4:09PM EST

200 Civil Rights Groups Demand FCC Protect Lifeline Subsidy Program

The organizations say the Federal Communications Commission is hurting vulnerable communities.
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Sameer Rao  Jan 17, 2018 12:16PM EST

22 Attorneys General Sue FCC For 'Arbitrary' and 'Capricious' #NetNeutrality Rollback

New Mexico attorney general Hector Balderas: “The FCC’s blatant, un-American attack on a free and open internet will only further harm vulnerable consumers, families and businesses.”
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Sameer Rao  Jan 12, 2018 3:20PM EST

States Fight to Safeguard Open Internet Against FCC Net Neutrality Ruling

State legislators across the country are advancing their own open internet protection measures.
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Akiba Solomon  Dec 14, 2017 3:34PM EST

Malkia Cyril Explains Exactly Why the Loss of Net Neutrality Matters—and What's Next

The veteran media justice organizer, who vows to see the FCC in court, forecasts a future of ”pay-for-play” internet, higher prices and de facto censorship. 
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Kenrya Rankin  Dec 14, 2017 9:58AM EST

UPDATE: FCC Repeals Net Neutrality Rules

In a 3-2 vote along party lines, the Republican-dominated Federal Communications Commission kills net neutrality.
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Sameer Rao  Dec 7, 2017 12:48PM EST

Digital Justice Groups Protest at Verizon Stores to Demand FCC Protection For Net Neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission will vote on proposed net neutrality rollbacks on December 14.
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Sameer Rao  Nov 21, 2017 4:04PM EST

FCC Unleashes Plan to Kill Net Neutrality

Digital justice advocates say it could turn the open internet—a valuable tool for communities of color—into a pay-for-play club for telecom corporations.
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Kenrya Rankin  Jul 13, 2017 11:47AM EDT

WATCH: This Video Breaks Down Why Net Neutrality Matters

Mic explains why equal access to the Internet is important—and how the FCC is threatening that access.
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Sameer Rao  May 19, 2017 5:43PM EDT

Against Open Internet Advocates' Wishes, FCC Votes to Review Net Neutrality Rules

Commissioner Mingon Clyburn’s dissent: ”We should not let broadband providers define the rules of engagement.”
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Sameer Rao  Apr 27, 2017 12:17PM EDT

Digital Equity Groups Explain How FCC Chair's Net Neutrality Rollback Will Hurt Communities of Color

Color of Change’s Rashad Robinson: “Chairman Pai’s plan will devastate Black communities.”
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Sameer Rao  Feb 6, 2017 3:36PM EST

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Courts Controversy

The newly-appointed Indian-American FCC head says he wants to bridge the digital divide and connect low-income people to high-speed internet. But critics say his latest actions are proof of other priorities.
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Sameer Rao  Oct 26, 2016 10:57AM EDT

READ: Color of Change's Digital Activism Highlighted in New Profile

Wired features telling interviews with the racial justice organization’s leaders, including executive director Rashad Robinson, that dig into the importance of digital equity in today’s racial justice movements.
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 14, 2015 9:27AM EDT

REPORT: How to Leverage Social Media Moments Into Offline Movements

A new report says that social justice movements won’t have maximum impact if people don’t marry what they do online with the offline fight to gain universal Internet access for people of color.
Aura Bogado  Feb 27, 2015 9:58AM EST

Black and Blue Dress, What's Next for Net Neutrality, House of Cards is Back

Some of the morning’s big stories
Carla Murphy  Feb 26, 2015 8:02AM EST

The Latest In The Fight For Our Internet

The vote scheduled for Thursday is the latest battle in a decade-long war for an open and equal Internet.