First POST: Impacts
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, February 9 2015
Why it's a bad idea to ban strong encryption; lessons from the rollout of Google Fiber in Kansas City; lessons from the first five years of Code for America; and much, much more. Read More
Italy Pioneers An Internet Bill of Rights
BY Fabio Chiusi | Monday, October 27 2014
Italy thinks we need a Magna Carta for the Internet (James Joel/flickr)
Do we need another Internet Bill of Rights? Fabio Chiusi talks to a number of experts about Italy's new project. Read More
First POST: Positive Sums
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, September 11 2014
How Teachout won some wealthy districts while Cuomo won some poor ones; DailyKos's explosive traffic growth; using Facebook for voter targeting; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Emergence
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, September 10 2014
Evaluating the Teachout-Wu challenge; net neutrality defenders invoke an "internet slowdown"; NYC's first CTO; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Unequal Relationships
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, July 11 2014
A rush to legislate new data collection law in the UK is drawing pushback; how the cellphone unlocking movement is a great example of "internet activism"; why journalists should fear Facebook; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Don't Forget
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, July 3 2014
How Google is starting to implement the "right to be forgotten" decision in Europe; more Facebook research experiments on its users; Lawrence Lessig teams up with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Hashing it Out
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, May 27 2014
How the #YesAllWomen hashtag erupted in response to the Santa Barbara killings; the Internet's broken business model; why tech companies are (mostly) losing in Congress; and much, much more. Read More
Weekly Readings: "Mapocalypse"
BY Antonella Napolitano and Rebecca Chao | Monday, May 19 2014
Mapping where you might die in an earthquake; Edward Snowden to testify before German parliament but in Russia or Germany?; Australia's social media superhero; India's social media-driven election; and much more. Read More
First POST: Throne Games, Phone Games
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, May 15 2014
An explosive new report about Verizon's apparent abuse of Title II of the Telecom Act; the "glass cliff" and the demise of NYT executive editor Jill Abramson; what the European high court forgot to do in its ruling against Google; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Our Surveillance Society
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, May 14 2014
Senate mavericks Udall and Wyden take on the government's "culture of misinformation" about surveillance; all the private ways companies track individuals will curl your hair; how the European high court ruling against Google may change journalism and free speech; and much, much more. Read More