Ajit Pai Admits Russia Meddled in Net Neutrality Process
You don’t have to be a mobile app developer, programmer, or any other type of techie to be well-versed about the net neutrality debacle by now. This fiasco has hijacked its fair share of headlines over the past few years due to the tangle of deception and purposeful obfuscation it has spun. If you thought […]
Net Neutrality Is Back Online In California!
A few weeks ago, we wrote about California’s net neutrality bill making its way to Governor Jerry Brown for its final signature. Governor Brown recently signed the bill into law, restoring net neutrality in the state. There’s Still Work To Do In case you haven’t heard about the threat to our Internet freedoms in the […]
Verizon Throttled Firefighter Data during California Wildfire
Verizon recently throttled the data connection that firefighters were relying on during an emergency fire response effort in Santa Clara, about an hour outside of San Francisco. Anthony Bowden, the Santa Clara County Fire Chief, expressed his disappointment in Verizon in an official statement: “This throttling has had a significant impact on our ability to […]
The FCC Admits Last Year’s Infamous Hack Never Actually Happened
Last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reported that the comments section of its website was hacked. Recently, the agency confirmed what many had already suspected — the hack never actually happened. Smoke and Mirrors Back in May 2017, the idea of the FCC repealing net neutrality was starting to become more of a real […]
U.S. Senators Criticize FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s ‘Lack of Candor’
The battle over our Internet freedom continues to rage on. It doesn’t take a staunch supporter of net neutrality to see that something smells fishy over at the FCC. Since Ajit Pai became FCC Chairman, he’s been on a warpath to dismantle some of the only rules put in place to protect our Internet usage from […]
AppCon 2018: Dogtown Media Goes to Washington!
From April 23rd to the 25th, Appcon 2018 took over Washington, D.C. The annual event serves as a great opportunity for tech innovators, app developers, and entrepreneurs to open a dialogue with the preeminent leaders in politics. It’s a time to discuss and shape the future of different technologies and, in turn, their impact on […]
Telecom Lobby Tries to Discredit Pro-Net Neutrality Comments
Back in May, we enlisted readers to head over to DearFCC.org and give the FCC a piece of their minds over Chairman Ajit Pai’s plans to roll back net neutrality protections. It is a cause we believe in; it is integral that we preserve a fair and open internet. This is a stance shared by […]
FCC Hopes to Crack Down on Scams in the Lifeline Program
It’s been pretty easy to vilify the FCC under Trump-appointed Ajit Pai because, well, so much of what it plans to do is bad for the American people (and good for the telecommunications companies). But mobile app developers are split over Pai’s crackdown on Lifeline, a federal program that provides cheap phone and broadband service […]
Democrats Need Voters to Get Riled Up About Net Neutrality
Net neutrality is on the chopping block yet again, and the outrage is growing. Leaders in the tech community (not to mention rank and file iPhone app developers) have repeatedly made their stance clear: without net neutrality regulations in place, their businesses are in trouble. After John Oliver unleashed an epic 20 minute tirade on […]
Time to Speak Out Against the Plan to Destroy Net Neutrality
Even before John Oliver took to ranting about the necessity of net neutrality regulations, mobile app developers were passionate supporters of the open internet. We thought the fight for net neutrality was over after the unified outcry from various internet communities back in 2014, but then along came Trump and his new FCC chairman, former […]