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Hollywood Unions Blast Google After More Than 7 Million Sign SOPA Petition
by Jorge Rivas on January 20 2012, 11:47AM
On Wednesday more than 7 million people in the U.S. signed Google’s petition urging Congress to stop #SOPA and #PIPA, the two bills that would censor the web.
What Is SOPA? Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know
by Jorge Rivas, Jamilah King on January 18 2012, 8:39AM
Thousands of websites are going dark today in protest of a new bill that’s being debated in Congress.
The FCC Is Trying to Close the Digital Divide—Sort Of
by Jamilah King on January 13 2012, 9:41AM
The FCC is launching a new pilot program this year to make broadband more affordable. Quiet as it’s kept, this isn’t the commission’s first effort, but civil rights groups say it can’t be anywhere near the last.
Topics: Media
Feminism Fail: iPhone’s Siri Stumped By Abortion But Can Easily Find Viagra
by Jorge Rivas on November 29 2011, 5:21PM
As people of color lead the country in smartphones adoption, some argue that those phones discriminate in the content that’s available to users.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Media
Net Neutrality Survives Senate, But Advocates Push for Stronger Reforms
by Jamilah King on November 11 2011, 10:00AM
This week the Senate voted against a measure to strip the FCC of its rulemaking power. But the fight to decide who will control the Internet is far from over, and Web users of color have the most to gain.
Topics: Media
Media Justice Activists Launch New Effort to Target Black Web Users
by Jamilah King on September 21 2011, 10:00AM
Netroots activists will launch Black Voices for Internet Freedom this Friday in Washington, D.C.
Topics: Media
Welcome to the Wild, Wild (Mobile) Web: U.S. v. AT&T, 2.0
by Jamilah King on September 1 2011, 10:10AM
The Justice Department announced that it’s suing the company to prevent its acquisition of T-Mobile. And users of color have a lot riding on the lawsuit’s outcome.
Topics: Media
People of Color are Leading YouTube’s Growth
by Jorge Rivas on July 29 2011, 10:40AM
But will tiered pricing plans curb mobile Web growth?
Topics: Media, Technology
Civil Rights Groups and Telecom Watchdogs Split On Mobile Merger
by Jamilah King on June 17 2011, 9:27AM
The NAACP and Urban League have said the deal is good for people of color. But media justice advocates insist it’ll threaten equal access and drive up costs—and they charge civil rights groups are selling out.
Topics: Media, Technology
AT&T Paints Itself As the Underdog in Proposed T-Mobile Merger
by Jamilah King on April 26 2011, 10:05AM
The company’s resorted to scare tactics in a bid to win sympathy from federal regulators.
Topics: Media
FCC’s Mignon Clyburn Vows To Fight for Mobile Users
by Jamilah King on April 11 2011, 3:22PM
But House Republicans and telecom companies are ready for a fight.
Topics: Media, NCMR 2011, Technology
Join Us at the National Conference for Media Reform
by Rinku Sen on April 5 2011, 4:06PM
We’re joining thousands of people in the fight for media reform in Boston this weekend. Come join us.
Court Dismisses Verizon, Metro PCS Suits Against FCC’s Web Rules
by Jamilah King on April 5 2011, 12:16PM
For mobile users of color, there’s good and bad news when it comes to recent efforts to squash net neutrality rules.
Topics: Media
Understanding the AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile
by Jamilah King on March 22 2011, 4:41PM
The proposed merger could have far-reaching implications for blacks and Latinos, who primarily access the Web with mobile devices.
Topics: Media
GOP Votes to Prevent FCC Funding for New Open Web Rules
by Jamilah King on February 17 2011, 2:47PM
Republicans side with big telecom companies to decide the future of the Internet.
Topics: Media
Obama’s Wireless Plan Turns Public Utilities Over to Corporate Profits
by Jamilah King on February 15 2011, 8:29AM
The president’s magic plan to expand broadband and fix the deficit isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Here’s why.
Topics: Media
Will Users or Telecoms Profit From FCC Broadband Expansion Plan?
by Jamilah King on February 8 2011, 11:12AM
Consumer advocates listen with skepticism and cautious hope to FCC plan for closing digital divide.
Topics: Media
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