Net Neutrality news and trends

Google, Facebook Take FCC To Court Over Net Neutrality
Legal // January 08, 2018

Internet Association (IA), a lobbying group that represents the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Netflix, is joining a lawsuit against the Federal Communication Commission’s move to get rid of net neutrality. According to a report in New York Post, Internet Association is joining an...

In A Ransom DDoS Attack, It Doesn’t Pay To Pay
Security & Fraud // August 04, 2017

Cyberattacks have become so common that criminals don’t even have to launch one in order to get victims to pay up; all they have to do is threaten. The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack has made a massive resurgence in Q2, particularly Ransom DDoS, or RDoS....

Netflix Admits To Throttling Videos
Retail // March 29, 2016

Your favorite guilty pleasure just admitted a dirty little secret of its own. Last week, internet video streaming service Netflix admitted to throttling its own videos for AT&T’s and Verizon’s mobile customers but not doing the same for videos watched by Sprint and T-Mobile subscribers....

Facebook’s Free Basics Gets The Cold Shoulder In India
International // February 09, 2016

India has done more than just give Facebook’s free Internet service app a “dislike.” Yesterday (Feb. 8), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) blocked Facebook’s Free Basics, an app that delivers services from Facebook’s Internet.org, which was designed to provide Internet access to developing...

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Google, Facebook Take FCC To Court Over Net Neutrality

January 08, 2018
Internet Association (IA), a lobbying group that represents the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Netflix, is joining a lawsuit against the Federal Communication Commission’s move to get rid of net neutrality. According to a report in New York Post, Internet Association is joining an existing lawsuit fighting the December vote to rescind net neutrality, […]

Netflix Admits To Throttling Videos

March 29, 2016
Your favorite guilty pleasure just admitted a dirty little secret of its own. Last week, internet video streaming service Netflix admitted to throttling its own videos for AT&T’s and Verizon’s...

Facebook’s Free Basics Gets The Cold Shoulder In India

February 09, 2016
India has done more than just give Facebook’s free Internet service app a “dislike.” Yesterday (Feb. 8), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) blocked Facebook’s Free Basics, an app...