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 […]
California Passes Strongest Net Neutrality Law in the United States of America
A few months ago, we were super excited about California’s net neutrality bill successfully moving through the state’s Senate. A few days ago, we got even better news: the bill passed with approval through the State Assembly. The bill changed a bit between the Senate and Assembly, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation calls the final version […]
A Whistleblower Has Revealed Google Plans to Censor Search in China
Google’s plans to expand its offering in China has historically been difficult between the country’s strict censorship laws and competitors already in the space. It shut down its search engine in 2010 because of China’s “limit [on] free speech on the web.” But recent news from a whistleblower indicates that Google plans to relaunch its […]
The U.S. Senate Has Voted to Reinstate Net Neutrality
Ajit Pai hasn’t been on good terms with most Americans for most of his tenure at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), especially after he pushed to repeal net neutrality in favor of Internet fast lanes and cable package-like structuring of website access. But to his dismay (and the relief of millions of Americans), recently, the […]
50 Senate Leaders and 22 States Are Fighting to Revive Net Neutrality
By now, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the impending doom that the repeal of net neutrality would bring to society. The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision in December to undo an open, free Internet lives up to the hype (or pessimism) it’s generating. With only a few weeks left […]
One More Chance to Save the Open Internet
This segment of Dogtown Media News deals with the open Internet, something near and dear to our hearts, and probably yours too if you’re here to read some tech news. We’ve truly been living in the age of information — we have the freedom to learn about anything that piques our interest at any time. This could […]
Apple Assists Chinese Government with Its Crackdown on VPNs
Apple is the largest company in the world by market valuation, thanks in large part to its controversial relationship with China. Other than the United States, China is Apple’s largest market, and the company has had to fight in recent years to hold onto its business there. The Chinese government continues to crack down 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 […]
Senate Republicans Go After Net Neutrality Regulations
Last Wednesday Dogtown Media had the exciting opportunity to meet with officials at the FCC headquarters along with other members of ACT – The App Association. During that meeting, Dogtown lobbied for issues that matter to the IoT app developer community, including opening up spectrum, paving the way for 5G, and clarifying the FCC’s privacy […]
Net Neutrality on the Chopping Block at New FCC
Ajit Pai, Trump’s pick to head the FCC as Tom Wheeler steps down, has made no bones about his attitude toward Net Neutrality. “[It’s] days are numbered,” Pai said in previous press statements, adding that he plans to “take a weed whacker” to regulations that allegedly make life difficult for small business owners. However, in […]