First POST: Ownership
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, April 23 2015
"Tell us more about your bog"; the shrinking role of public participation on campaign websites; "Aaron's Law" has been reintroduced in Congress; is the Comcast-TimeWarner merger on its last legs?; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Reaching
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, March 16 2015
The FBI makes communities sign nondisclosure agreements if they want to use this cellphone tracking tool; police really like their automated license plate readers; edits to Wikipedia pages for Eric Garner, Sean Bell and Amadou Diallo traced to the New York City Police Department; it's Sunshine Week; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Transparency Theater
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, March 11 2015
Hillary Clinton's press conference on emailgate; theater reviews of said conference; White House digital team starts using HTTPS by default; police body cam fails; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Losses
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, February 13 2015
Why so many media folks are mourning David Carr's death; what to make of Jeb Bush's tech stumbles; more pushback on 'sharing economy' companies Uber, Lyft and Waze; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Stalking
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, January 27 2015
How the DEA tracks millions of America motorists; will the Senate enter the 21st century?; Obama veteran Jeremy Bird's role in the upcoming Israeli election; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Pushbacks
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, January 6 2015
Why time is a more important metric than clicks; how police are criminalizing some social media; Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Open Russia movement; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Mood Slime
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, December 15 2014
The Sony email leak reveals the MPAA's campaign against Google; how Uber is lobbying in local markets; mapping the #MillionsMarchNYC; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Unimaginable
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, October 2 2014
How social media has changed Hong Kong's democracy movement; what the "sharing economy" isn't; Facebook's apology to LGBTQ users; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: If We Didn't Have the Open Web
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, August 15 2014
Why net neutrality matters to people angry about police brutality; how online tools enabled dozens of nationwide vigils responding to Ferguson; why we're not winning the war on online trolls; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Some Comments
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, July 16 2014
The battle against CISA heats up; the FCC's servers melt down over net neutrality; Elizabeth Warren fans organize for her online; and much, much more. Read More