Judge Gives Lyft Something to Worry About Ahead of Its IPO
Back in December, New York City approved the nation’s very first minimum wage pay floor for app-based drivers—a…
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New Zealand ISPs Say They're Blocking Sites That Fail to Remove Christchurch Shooting Video
Last week, a heavily-armed 28-year-old entered two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and opened fire, killing at…
Ajit Pai Promised New Jobs and 'Better, Cheaper' Internet. His ISP Pals Have a Different Plan
During the push to repeal net neutrality in 2017, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai made a lot of big promises. At the top of the…
Portland Lawmakers Want to Block 5G Rollout, Citing Shaky Health Risks
City officials in Portland, Oregon are preparing a Wednesday vote to oppose the rollout of next-generation 5G networks…
U.S. Lawmakers Would Really Like to Force 'Smart' Devices to Be Less Hackable, Pretty Please
The internet-connected gadgets, devices, baubles, and geegaws we fill our homes with to perform menial tasks and…
Elizabeth Warren's Plan to Break Up Big Tech Is Just the Beginning
Breaking up the tech giants is one of the few major issues that cuts across party lines in Washington, D.C., and it…
Democrats' Net Neutrality Bill Would Force Ajit Pai to Actually Do His Job
Top congressional Democrats on Wednesday introduced legislation to restore the open internet rules repealed by the…
House Democrats Will Introduce 'Save the Internet Act' to Restore Net Neutrality This Week
House Democrats on Wednesday will introduce a bill to reinstate the net neutrality rules repealed by the Federal…
There's No End in Sight to Our Robocall Hell
If Thanos came to Earth and only wanted to turn robocallers into dust, the Avengers would let him. And given how bad…
The Federal Trade Commission Is Starting a New Antitrust Task Force Looking at Big Tech
The Federal Trade Commission is launching a new task force focused on the tech industry, the Wall Street Journal…
'Free Streaming' Offers From Internet Providers Ultimately Cause Price Hikes, Research Suggests
They say nothing in life is free. Maybe that isn’t always the case, but when it’s your internet provider offering you a…
Study Details How Phone Companies Prey on Families of Inmates in Local Jails
A report published on Monday by the Prison Policy Initiative highlights the predatory practices of prison technology…
Newly Empowered, Democrats Demand Ajit Pai Stop Withholding Documents
A few months after Trump’s inauguration, an attorney appointed by the president to a top post at the Justice Department…
FCC Faces Off in Net Neutrality Lawsuit Against Consumer Advocates and Internet Giants
Oral arguments began Friday in the case of Mozilla v. FCC, a lawsuit brought by a wide range of advocacy groups and…
Court Rejects FCC Motion to Postpone Net Neutrality Lawsuit Over Shutdown
Shutdown or no, the consolidated lawsuits facing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over its 2017 rules that…
T-Mobile CEO John Legere Sure Loves Trump's Hotels Now, and Boy, What a Coincidence That Is
T-Mobile is still cruising towards a $26 billion merger with Sprint, a deal that would combine the third- and…
What's at Stake in Qualcomm's Blockbuster FTC Antitrust Trial
On Friday, Qualcomm finally entered in a courtroom to defend itself against antitrust charges that have been in the…
Twitter Moves to Stop Spread of Hacked 9/11 Lawsuit Files
In the latest enforcement of a recently adopted policy against the distribution of hacked materials, Twitter has moved…
Ajit Pai's Gloating Statement About the Death of Net Neutrality, Translated
I’ve lost count of how many times net neutrality has “died” in the last year, but the last long-shot effort to override…