BREAKING: FCC votes to kill Net Neutrality (for now)

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

Just moments ago, the Federal Communications Commission voted to consider adopting rules that would end Net Neutrality and give the 1% a fast lane on the internet. They did it in spite of a wave of public outrage towards the idea of a two-tiered internet: In addition to more than …

Open Internet Proposal at Verizon Wins 24.1% of Shareholder Vote

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  For Immediate Release May 2, 2013  Open Internet Proposal at Verizon Wins 24.1% of Shareholder Vote _________________________   Concerns about FCC Lawsuit, Business Risks Prompt 3-fold Increase in Votes from 2012   NEW YORK – About one-quarter of all Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) shareholder votes were cast in favor of …

The SOPA/PIPA Money Trail

kristyWealth of Networks

Save the Internet The SOPA/PIPA Money Trail A Media Matters report showed that in the run-up to Jan. 18, when Wikipedia, Google, Reddit and other big sites joined millions of Internet users in one of the biggest online protests to date, only CNN mentioned SOPA and/or PIPA in its nightly …

SOPA on Life Support After Web Protests, White House and GOP Rebellion

Ethical MarketsWealth of Networks

Save the Internet SOPA on Life Support After Web Protests, White House and GOP Rebellion Controversial anti-piracy legislation, already on life support in the House, is now in serious doubt in the Senate, where the confluence of a Republican rump rebellion, White House concerns and a blackout by Wikipedia, Mozilla …