The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Net Neutrality Activists Take on New FCC Chairman
FCC chairman Ajit Pai wants to revisit the Net Neutrality fight.
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Global Fight Escalates Against the "Censorship Machine"
In Europe, lawmakers are considering legislation to give internet service providers a mandate, using algorithms, to police users so they don't upload anything that infringes on a copyright, regardless of its form.
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The Icelandic Pirate Party and the Search for a New Democracy
An Internet-powered movement that puts citizens ahead of ideology could take over Parliament this fall.
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Appeals Court Hands Obama Administration Major Win In Net Neutrality Case
Under the law, broadband Internet providers “must treat all internet traffic the same regardless of source," dealing a punishing blow to telecom and cable companies that sought to overturn FCC regulations.
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Oligarchy Online: Why We’re Fighting the Net Neutrality Battle, Again
It's possible that the half dozen current court cases challenging net neutrality represent the most important free speech battle of the century.
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Mega Conspiracy? How the Case Against Kim Dotcom Reveals Flaws in American Justice
Vast resources of the U.S. government are being deployed at the bidding of the entertainment industry, which saw its profits threatened by Internet pioneers like Dotcom and his Megaupload content-sharing empire.
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Megaload Founder and Internet Freedom Icon Kim Dotcom In Court Facing U.S. Extradition
"This case is not just about me – it's about how much control we allow U.S. corporations and the U.S. government to have over the Internet."
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Netzpolitik Scandal Embroils Germany As Press Freedom Challenges Surveillance State
"I never would have thought I lived in a country where I could theoretically be under surveillance and I could go to jail for my work."
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Net Neutrality Activists Bodyslammed, Dragged from Republican FCC Press Conference
For reminding Republicans that 85% of their party supports net neutrality, activists got bodyslammed.
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Net Neutrality Victory: FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Declares "The Internet Must Be Fast, Fair and Open"
After facing a deluge of 4 million public comments, Wheeler announces "the strongest open internet protections ever proposed by the FCC... assuring the rights of internet users to go where they want, when they want."
