Internet and New Media

Why Aren’t Civil Rights Groups Standing Up to the Telecom Giants?

Why Aren’t Civil Rights Groups Standing Up to the Telecom Giants? Why Aren’t Civil Rights Groups Standing Up to the Telecom Giants?

Public interest organizations say deregulating phone service providers will hurt communities of color, but major civil rights groups are still in favor.

Aug 12, 2013 / Leticia Miranda

Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe

Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe

As Google and other tech giants gain weight in Washington, the gap between values and political value seems to be widening.

Jul 12, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Selling Out for Sponsored Content?

Selling Out for Sponsored Content? Selling Out for Sponsored Content?

Publishers of sponsored content are playing fast and loose with credibility, the ‘unique value proposition’ journalism has to offer.

Jul 1, 2013 / Michael Serazio

Welcome to the (Don’t Be) Evil Empire

Welcome to the (Don’t Be) Evil Empire Welcome to the (Don’t Be) Evil Empire

Google eats the world.

Jun 25, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

The Strange Case of Barrett Brown

The Strange Case of Barrett Brown The Strange Case of Barrett Brown

Amid the outrage over the NSA's spying program, the jailing of journalist Barrett Brown points to a deeper and very troubling problem.

Jun 18, 2013 / Peter Ludlow

The Meta Question

The Meta Question The Meta Question

What is the NSA doing with your metadata?

Jun 17, 2013 / Feature / Jaron Lanier

AT&T’s Deregulation Campaign

AT&T’s Deregulation Campaign AT&T’s Deregulation Campaign

As the company moves to Internet-based telephone service, it’s looking to shed regulatory obligations that benefit low-income Americans.

Jun 10, 2013 / Leticia Miranda

How the Media Enabled US Drone Policy How the Media Enabled US Drone Policy

Eric on Tom Jones and what people are syaing about his book, and Reed on media and drones. 

May 23, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Fighting Facebook, a Campaign for a People’s Terms of Service

Fighting Facebook, a Campaign for a People’s Terms of Service Fighting Facebook, a Campaign for a People’s Terms of Service

Social media companies say consumers’ loss of privacy is just the cost of doing business. But what would happen if they actually had to bargain with users on equal footing?

May 22, 2013 / Ari Melber, Woodrow Hartzog, and Evan Selinger

CISPA Is ‘Dead for Now,’ Thanks to a Left-Right Coalition for Online Privacy

CISPA Is ‘Dead for Now,’ Thanks to a Left-Right Coalition for Online Privacy CISPA Is ‘Dead for Now,’ Thanks to a Left-Right Coalition for Online Privacy

Industry lobbyists outspent activists 38-1, but a grassroots coalition and dissenting members of Congress appear to have rendered CISPA “dead for now.”

Apr 26, 2013 / John Nichols

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