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The FCC tees up net neutrality

December 3rd, 2010 | by z | published in Future of the Internet, Generativity, net neutrality | 4 Comments

A few months ago it looked like there’d be no action on net neutrality in the US by the FCC or Congress. After some momentum gathered during both the Bush and Obama administrations, a federal court ruling had cast doubt on the FCC’s ability to regulate in the area, and a rancorous election season suggested […]

The Google/Verizon framework

August 16th, 2010 | by z | published in Future of the Internet, net neutrality | 17 Comments

I’ve been trying to figure out what the Google/Verizon announcement means. It’s not easy to do, in large part because the announcement doesn’t precisely announce anything. It’s titled a “legislative framework proposal.” That is, on its own terms it’s not an agreement between two companies — neither is bound to do anything by it, which […]

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@bobkohn I of course don't object to any President moving around town generally, and it seems like yesterday's situation is readily distinguishable without reference to whether one supports him politically.

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@bobkohn I doubt it's fruitful to continue discussing the nuances of what constitutes tear gas. The CDC includes pepper spray in its definition emergency.cdc.gov/agent/riotc…, and the very report you cite indicates pepper balls, dispersing the same chemical, were used.

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