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Motherboard & VICE Are Building a Community Internet Network
To protect net neutrality, we need internet infrastructure that isn't owned by big telecom.
Jason Koebler
12.14.17
free-the-network
Where Is Occupy’s Free Internet Champion?
Five years ago, Motherboard released a doc on Occupy Wall Street hacktivists trying to build a distributed, ad hoc mesh network from the ground up. We caught up with one of them.
Brian Anderson
3.28.17
Luxury Week
Now You Can Build Your Own Private Mesh Network With Phones and Radios
The goTenna Mesh, a small radio device launching on Kickstarter, may bring the masses to mesh networking. A chat with the CEO, Daniela Perdomo.
ALEX PASTERNACK
9.28.16
Facebook
India Just Banned Zero-Rating. Your Move, FCC.
India’s landmark new open internet policy increases the pressure on American regulators to address a glaring loophole regarding zero-rating.
Sam Gustin
2.9.16
security
'Dissent,' a New Type of Security Tool, Could Markedly Improve Online Anonymity
When combined with Tor, Dissent is hard to beat.
J.M. Porup
9.16.15
News
101 US Cities Have Pledged to Secure High Speed Internet
Sticking it to the telecom giants, even if the cities need to build it themselves.
Clinton Nguyen
7.9.15
Internet
What the LinkNYC Project Means for the Average New Yorker
The future is about to get a bit more evenly distributed, thanks to ads.
Alix Jean-Pharuns
6.29.15
News
Republican FCC Commissioner: You Don’t Need the Internet
And don’t even think about calling it a “human right.”
Sam Gustin
6.26.15
politics
Time Warner Cable Has Already Been Challenged Over New Net Neutrality Rules
San Diego webcaster objects to TWC’s interconnection policy.
Sam Gustin
6.23.15
News
NYC Tech Startups Step Up to Defend Net Neutrality
While Silicon Valley titans are staying mostly on the sidelines.
Sam Gustin
5.12.15
News
Rand Paul, Who Accepts Bitcoin Donations, Is Trying to Kill Net Neutrality
Sen. Rand Paul is running for the GOP presidential nomination—and he's also vying for the title of "biggest net neutrality hater."
Sam Gustin
4.29.15
News
As Comcast Deal Collapses, the FCC Chairman Emerges as an Open Internet Hero
How Tom Wheeler went from top cable industry lobbyist to public interest champion.
Sam Gustin
4.24.15
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