FCC Gets 22 Million Comments Against Gutting Net Neutrality

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Aug 30, 2017 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

10 Things AT&T Could Do if It Is Serious About Supporting Net Neutrality

By Craig Aaron and Candace Clement / Free Press Blog Jul 12, 2017 AT&T is participating in Wednesday’s Day of Action for preserving net neutrality and advancing the open internet, but in reality it is misleading the public. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Leading Internet Companies Plan Day of Action to Defend Net Neutrality

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2017 Amazon, Etsy, Kickstarter, Dropbox and Vimeo are joining Wednesday's protest against the Federal Communications Commission's threat to equal internet access. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Media Monopolies Are Undermining Democracy and Threatening Net Neutrality

BLANK Jun 9, 2017 On “Scheer Intelligence,” Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer interviews former FCC associate general counsel Mark Lloyd. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Media Consolidation Is a Threat to Democracy

By Mark Lloyd Jun 2, 2017 The problem is more than conservative bias. Many broadcast stations also fail to cover important issues in their local communities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Six Things Trump’s FCC Chairman Doesn’t Want You to Know About Net Neutrality

By Timothy Karr / Moyers & Company May 27, 2017 As the agency moves forward with its misinformation campaign to reverse open internet protections, these key points are worth highlighting. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Communications Inequality Comes Home to Roost

By Mark Lloyd May 26, 2017 Policies set in motion by the GOP and its loyal FCC chief, Ajit Pai, have created a communications crisis. Here’s why, and what we can still do to stop them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

FCC Votes to Start Dismantling Net Neutrality

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams May 18, 2017 Despite grass-roots objections, the agency acts to begin the process of undoing open internet protections. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senators Speak Out for Net Neutrality

By Dana Floberg / Free Press May 13, 2017 In the past week, 25 senators have signed letters denouncing FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's plan to scrap rules that allow equal access to internet content. Among them are Maggie Hassan (pictured left) and Maria Cantwell. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thanks to Trump’s FCC, One Broadcast Group May Control 72 Percent of Local Television

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2017 Craig Aaron, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization Free Press, explains why the Sinclair Broadcast Group's expanding monopoly is a cause for concern. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s FCC and FTC Leaders Rush to Defend Big Telco’s Assault on Internet Privacy

By Timothy Karr / FreePress Blog Apr 9, 2017 It’s hard to defend legislation that undermines essential privacy rights. But that hasn’t stopped the broadband industry and its many friends in Washington from trying. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

House Votes to Strip Americans of Their Internet Privacy Rights

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Mar 28, 2017 Already approved by the Senate, a measure to repeal Obama-era broadband safeguards now goes to President Trump for his signature. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )