Free Internet

Tim Berners-Lee, a British engineer credited with having invented the World Wide Web in 1989, has released an ambitious plan detailing steps for better online governance, addressing problems like misinformation, data surveillance and censorship. The Contract…

Over the past several years, Venezuelas political landscape has become wrought with discord. As a result, citizens have been disenfranchised and the government has cracked down on the free flow of information including restricting internet access and censorin…

Surveillance, censorship, and tracking run rampant online. By supporting and using Tor, you help to take back the internet. Cambridge Analytica. Twitter accidentally selling your phone numbers, meant only for 2FA, to advertisers. The U.S. border patrols stac…

The Labour Party has announced a sweeping upgrade to Britain’s internet infrastructure, pledging fast, free broadband for all. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said: I just say to the Conservatives and others… we can’t afford not to do it. We’re falling behi…

Cyber Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities 'Kardashian jokes and then a really racist tweet': How Russian social media trolls snared Americans(SC Magazine) Graphika chief innovation officer Camille Francois recounts how Russian trolls crept in and disrupted…

The following sections share selections of comments from technology experts and futurists who elaborate on the ways internet use has shaped humanity over the past 50 years and consider the potential future of digital life. They are gathered under broad, overa…

Communities across the U.S. are taking network construction into their own hands. T.Dallas/Shutterstock.com Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon are free to slow down, block or prioritize internet traffic as they wish, without interference by t…

While many countries and corporations treat broadband as just another exploitable resource, experts have been making the case for years that internet access is better viewed as a fundamental utilityessential for free expression and a healthy democracy. A ne…

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June 3, 2019, Google implemented a broad core update1 that in one fell swoop eliminated most Mercola.com pages from its search results. Virtually overnight, Google traffic to my site dropped by approximately 99.9%. Considering Mercola.com has been the most v…