Rick Santorum Answers Question On SOPA: ‘There Are Limits To Freedom On The Internet’
In the midst of all this talk of jobs and wars and families, one of the issues the Republican presidential candidates have not addressed that much is the internet. Specifically, their positions on regulating the internet. Over the weekend, Rick Santorum was asked by a New Hampshire resident during a campaign stop if he supported...
Comcast and Verizon Merge Without Merging
Two huge pipe players agree to work together -- by staying out of each other's businesses.
Readers are our regulators
Here’s a post I put up on the Guardian’s Comment is Free (comment there).Please resist the temptation to impose government regulation on journalism in the aftermath of phone-hacking. Oh, I know, it would be sweet justice for Murdoch pere et fils to be the cause of expanding government authority. But danger lies there. Regulation requires...
FCC Report on Media Offers Strong Diagnosis, Weak Prescriptions
A consensus has begun to emerge around the Federal Communications Commission report, "The Information Needs of Communities," released Thursday: The diagnosis is sound, but the remedies are lacking.
The 465-page report (see full report, embedded below) is the result of 600-plus interviews, hearings and reams of research conducted over 18 months. It represents the most...
Canadian Broadcasters: Regulate Netflix Like TV
Netflix could soon be forced to spend more money on Canadian content and run programming "that reflects Canadian attitudes, opinions, ideas, values and artistic creativity," if Canada's TV incumbents have their way. An industry consortium asked regulators this month to treat Netflix like plain old TV.
WSJ Series Inspires ‘Do Not Track’ Bill from Rep. Jackie Speier
We didn't plan it this way, but the timing was perfect. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) introduced a bill today in Congress that would give the FTC the power to create a "Do Not Track" database so people could opt out of online tracking....
Special Series: Online Privacy
"All the world's a stage," and even moreso with the rise of the Internet, online advertising and social networking. While there is no American "right to privacy" in the Constitution, there are limits to what we want companies, publishers a...
Will U.S. Government Crack the Whip on Online Privacy?
This week MediaShift will be running an in-depth special report on Online Privacy, including a timeline of Facebook privacy issues, a look at how political campaigns retain data, and a 5Across video discussion. Stay tuned all week for more...
Better Advertising Project Raises Millions For Its Web Privacy Seal of Approval
Online advertising plus privacy is a combination that freaks a lot of people out. For Better Advertising Project, it's supposed to be a business.
Smartphone, HDTV Boom Begets Gargantuan E-Waste Problem
The digital media revolution promises to improve the quality of our lives though an expanded capacity to communicate, collaborate, learn and make informed decisions. Yet our seemingly insatiable demand for digital media is driving a prolif...
