‘Poor Internet for Poor People’: Indians Resist Facebook’s Bid to Seize Control of Their Service

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 16, 2016 Since spring 2015, activists in India have been waging a fierce campaign to stop the tech giant from taking charge of the country’s Internet service through its “Free Basics” program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Flush the TPP

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 21, 2015 President Barack Obama and the Republicans in Congress are united. Yes, that's right. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Secret’ Trade Pact Stirs Up Suspicion

Thor Benson / Truthdig Feb 4, 2015 Even members of Congress can’t find what’s in the agreement being negotiated by the U.S. and 11 other nations, critics of the accord say. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Aaron Swartz Can’t Fight the New Cybersecurity Bill, So We Must Do It

By Thor Benson Jul 13, 2014 A year-and-a-half after Swartz killed himself because of pressure from felonies he faced over alleged “cyber crimes,” the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is set to give the government the power to collect and share content from emails, texts or other written communications without a warrant, ACLU adviser Gabe Rottman says.CISA is set to give the government the power to collect and share content from emails, texts or other written communications without a warrant, ACLU adviser Gabe Rottman says. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Operation SOTU’: Anonymous Vows to Hack State of the Union

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 13, 2013 “We reject the State of the Union. We reject the authority of the President to sign arbitrary orders and bring irresponsible and damaging controls to the Internet,” a statement posted to one of the websites affiliated with the group said. "There will be no State of the Union Address on the web tonight." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congress Is Loaded With Pirates

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 17, 2013 In spite of Congress' attempt to pass supposed anti-piracy laws such as SOPA, some of its employees have been found to be illegally downloading movies and television shows on official computers, a report by the anti-piracy service ScanEye says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous Honors Aaron Swartz by Hacking MIT

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 15, 2013 In its tribute to Internet activist Aaron Swartz posted on MIT's website, the hacktivist collective said it wanted to use "this tragedy to be a basis for reform of computer crime laws, and the overzealous prosecutors who use them." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bam! Thwack! Pow! The Internet Gets a ‘Cat Signal’

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2012 The Internet loves cats, so much so that a group calling itself the Internet Defense League has selected the “cat signal” as its emergency warning to Web surfers that some nefarious threat to Internet freedom is rearing its head in the halls of Congress or elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SOPA and PIPA Put on Hold

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2012 That's a big score for defenders of Internet freedom: On Friday, responding to strong public reactions and grass-roots campaigns, key members of the House and Senate put scheduled votes on the über-contentious SOPA and PIPA bills on ice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SOPA

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Chris Hedges on His Lawsuit Against the President

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The great Internet switch-off; the ACLU vs. jailhouse abuse; S&P's downgrade mania; Robert Scheer on the election, and Chris Hedges discusses his lawsuit against the president. Dig deeper

Chris Hedges on His Lawsuit Against the President

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The great Internet switch-off; the ACLU vs jailhouse abuse; S&P's downgrade mania; Robert Scheer on the election, and Chris Hedges discusses his lawsuit against the presidentThis week on Truthdig Radio: The great Internet switch-off; the ACLU vs jailhouse abuse; S&P's downgrade mania; Robert Scheer on the election, and Chris Hedges sues the president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )