News of the Week; March 27, 2019
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Cable Industry Embarrassed By The Word ‘Cable,’ Stops Using It FCC has to pay journalist $43,000 after hiding net neutrality records FCC (Read: Taxpayers) Forced To Pay Journalist’s Legal Bills After Tap Dancing Around FOIA Requests T-Mobile’s $50 home Internet service has no data cap, but plenty of limits AT&T’s […]
Question of the Week (Class 10): Should the rules regarding Canadian Content contained in the Broadcasting Act & Regulations continue?
Canadian Content regulation has for decades been a prime focus in any debate about our communications system. In the digital media age, the issue is still present but sometimes feels like it is covered up by the overwhelming changes and innovations bred through the mostly unregulated and seemingly more urgent issues of social media today. […]
March 25th Presentation: Collection of Bio Data
This week, we will be discussing the collection of bio data including wearable technology, health apps, and direct-to-consumer DNA testing. Please consider the following discussion questions prior to class. 1. Have you ever purchased a piece of wearable technology, such as an Apple Watch? What are your thoughts on privacy considerations surrounding the collection of […]
News of the Week; March 20, 2019
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY Cable lobby seeks better reputation by dropping “cable” from its name: American Cable Association is now “America’s Communications Association.” Verizon Confirms That Yes, 5G Will Cost You Extra NBA commissioner ‘surprised’ by changes after AT&T, Time Warner merger: “They are going to have to retool their packages so they are […]
Lawrence Lessig & Roger Mcnamee: “Waking Up to the Internet Platform Disaster”
The first 23 minutes of this video are extraordinary. Totally riveting and very much an effective capstone to many of the themes covered last class, especially by (unknowingly since the discussion happened in Cambridge Mass. a month ago) connecting A.I., the New Zealand racist murders, and the core issue of “To Regulate or Not to […]
European Responses to Facebook’s Ad Model
Found these articles fascinating, so wanted to share :). https://www.wired.com/story/germany-facebook-antitrust-ruling/ https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/03/23/why-big-tech-should-fear-europe
Question of the Week (Class 9): It is time for a regulator of internet content…Yes or No?
It’s been a sad and difficult week. The tragedy that was the made for the web racist atrocity in New Zealand felt like it might be a tipping point for regulation of the internet. Ironic then that it followed by mere days the House of Lords issuing a report calling for exactly that. At the […]
Proposed Order of Direction to the CRTC
Whether you have been following the proposed Order under the Telecommunications Act or not, this article is an interesting read! The proposed directive order to the CRTC would impact the policy objectives of the Telecommunications Act. Specifically, “the Proposed Policy Direction moves away from this laissez faire approach to one which mandates the CRTC to […]
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