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- The Internet Should Be a Public Good https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/08/internet-public-dns-privatization-icann-netflix/ 108 comments
- The Internet Should Be a Public Good https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/08/internet-public-dns-privatization-icann-netflix 348 comments technology
- The case for (re)decentralizing the Internet: "It is time we envision the Internet as a global public good" https://medium.com/ursium-blog/the-case-for-re-decentralizing-the-internet-724013c0622 12 comments ethereum
- It’s Time to Nationalize the Internet. To counter the FCC’s attack on net neutrality, we need to start treating the Internet like the public good it is. http://inthesetimes.com/article/20784/fcc-net-neutrality-open-internet-public-good-nationalize/ 1259 comments technology
- It’s Time to Nationalize the Internet; "To counter the FCC’s attack on net neutrality, we need to start treating the Internet like the public good it is." http://inthesetimes.com/article/20784/fcc-net-neutrality-open-internet-public-good-nationalize/ 234 comments politics
- Mathematician Spies " ... That idea is now untenable. Mathematics clearly has practical applications that are highly relevant to the modern world, not least Internet encryption. Our work, then, can be used for both good and ill. Unfortunately for us, it is the latter that is in the public eye." http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/new_scientist/2014/04/mathematicians_at_the_nsa_and_gchq_is_it_ethical_to_work_for_spy_agencies.html 115 comments math
- Senate Democrats have made a brilliant move to try and save an open internet. They only need a simple majority to win this vote. While that's a long shot, there's still a good reason for them to force a vote: It will force Republican senators to take a public stand on this hot-button issue. http://www.businessinsider.com/senate-democrats-are-forcing-a-vote-on-net-neutrality-2018-1?r=us&ir=t 2427 comments technology