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here's what it means for the internet
Seven years ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under President Donald Trump's hand-picked Chair Ajit Pai, a former Verizon in-house lawyer, killed off net neutrality. In a decisive move, the now Democrat-controlled FCC has restored net neutrality rules along a 3-2 party-line vote.Also: How to see if your internet provider is overcharging you (or delivering slower speeds)Overseen by FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC has reinstated rules ensuring equal treatment for all...
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We Need To Rewild The Internet
"The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists."
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The Enlightenment had its own internet: The Republic of Letters
There was no internet during the Enlightenment, but something surprisingly similar did exist in the 17th and 18th centuries. This was the Republic of Letters: a virtual, global community of scientists and intellectuals who exchanged information using the fastest technology available at the time — the postal service. 15,000 letters The clue is in the name: letters tied this self-proclaimed, transnational society together. Lots of letters. What this “metaphysical republic” lacked in speed, it made...