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 […]
News of the Week; March 13, 2019
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY I feel cheated’: Big telcos hike prices for $60 plans with 10 GB, sparking complaints The Federal Government Signals a New Policy Approach for the CRTC in the Telecom Sector (Stephen Zolf) Net Neutrality Update: House Hearing and Proposed Legislation New Bill Would Enshrine The FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Into […]
Should Twitter allow unfettered free speech on their platform?
In a recent interview on the Joe Rogan Podcast, the CEO of twitter Jack Dorsey and global lead of legal, policy, trust and safety Vijaya Gadde were interviewed by Joe Rogan and Tim Pool, a right wing independent journalist. The fact that an interview of this magnitude took place on a free youtube podcast says […]
New Bidding for Wireless Spectrum, will this lower our bills?
Starting today an auction began for a wireless spectrum in the 600 megahertz range in which a bunch of telecom companies will be entering. Will this auction result in lower bills for users due to the increase in the spectrum a company has? Unfortunately not. With that said, there should be an increase in quality […]
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