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The inventor of the world wide web has called for global efforts to tackle state-sponsored hacking, criminal behavior and abusive language on the internet, in an open letter marking the 30th anniversary of the revolutionary technology.
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WORLD WIDE WEB TURNS 30... . .
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Looking to shrink your digital footprint or eliminate some of those time-sucking social media connections?
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know anyone who has escaped? . .
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Our lives are more connected than ever before. Here's 10 ways that the web and internet have transformed them.
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED - change we did! . .
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An industry group including Google and Facebook said it plans to join lawsuits to protect net neutrality rules, after the internet giants were criticized for not being vocal enough during last year's debate.
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complacency lost the battle - citizens unaware or just didn't care... now the big boys will need to rescue the general population... the impact of the loss in predictably devastating.... . .
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday voted to repeal net neutrality rules, which could impact prices at popular streaming services like Spotify and Netflix, according to some experts.
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the population has yet to realize the impact of this... the big companies have won - for now . .
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The Trump administration plans to repeal a key Obama-era policy intended to regulate the quality and cost of internet access.
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more on net neutrality... what are your thoughts? . .
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Unless we speak up, the Internet will become a worse fustercluck than cable TV. Go to http://dearfcc.org to make your voice heard! See mor
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it matters! . .
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After the FCC began its assault on net neutrality earlier this year, several cities and states began looking into ways to protect consumers on their own. Unfortunately, the FCC has decided that it won’t allow that to happen: as part of its proposal to repeal net neutrality, the commission is trying to use its authority to preempt any and all state an
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so the FCC is going to block states from ruling on net neutrality - NOW more than ever, the fight to save net neutrality MUST be won! . .
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FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn sits down with Devin Coldewey to discuss net neutrality, connecting underserved populations, and keeping true to her missio
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who is going to defend it? . .
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Help save net neutrality at https://battleforthenet.com. The FCC wants to destroy net neutrality and give big cable companies control over what we see an
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why it matters... . .
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The FCC is trying to kill the Internet again. This time, it’s even worse. Here’s how to sto
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there is a reason that social activist and big business have teamed up on this - who benefits if it does pass? internet service providers! who loses - YOU LOSE! . .
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The FCC is trying to kill the Internet again. This time, it’s even worse. Here’s how to sto
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if you are NOT freaking over this - you may want to ask yourself why not? you will be if it goes through! . .
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There is no question that the arrival of a fragmented and divided internet is now upon us. The “splinternet” is no longer just a concept, but now a dangerous reality.
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IMO - definitely not the right direction for the www! . .
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Rising protectionism, nationalism, and security fears could see an internet sequestered by national borders.
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this would be sad - incredibly sad - for all of mankind! . .
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A totally true account of a time I went off-line
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WARNING - have we reached the point of no return? . .
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"You've probably heard how on Dec. 14 the Federal Communications Commission repealed regulations that had been put in place by the FCC in 2015. The rules had prohibited broadband providers from blocking consumers from visiting any particular website or charging higher prices to access certain content faster. In other words, all websites and their content would be considered equal, hence the phrase, net neutrality."
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STILL don't get it? If you don't maybe you want to watch this - the fight is on! . .
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The world’s internet infrastructure is vulnerable, but snipping a couple of lines is the least of your concerns.
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not as serious by submarine as...... . .
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Update: The Federal Communications Commission has announced a total repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules, a sweeping rejection of Obama-era rules meant to keep the internet a level playing field and prevent companies from charging additional fees for faster internet access. US telecoms have pledged to broadly respect net neutrality principles, however, and this rulin
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WARNING: this could happen here - soon! . .
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StumbleUpon is the easiest way to discover new and interesting web pages, photos and videos across the Web.
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from '62 to '09 - THE INTERNET! . .
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The FCC is gunning for Net Neutrality. Here's my take. Am I right? Am I wrong? Subscribe to my channel! Be sure to turn-on notifications
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sit back - do nothing - you lose.. . .
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Julia Reda MEP discussing the importance of net neutrality and new EU legislation designed to reinforce this concept.
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is the EU smarter than we are? . .
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Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses net neutrality.
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liberals must be sleeping to let this one get by... . .
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Join the fight for a free, open, weirdo internet: https://www.battleforthenet.com The FCC is planning to repeal the strong net neutrality rules that we fought…
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important enough to be a staff pick on Vimeo... . .
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Cable companies are trying to create an unequal playing field for internet speeds, but they're doing it so boringly that most news outlets aren't coverin
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if you do not understand what net neutrality means to YOU - watch the videos i will share each day - starting with this one... . .
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some really good stuff here - i added a few i did not already have.... check it out!
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