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Twitter and others warn FCC of 'disastrous' net neutrality reversal

Twitter,Pinterest,RedditandAirbnbwereamong200firmsthatsignedaletterwarningFCCChairmanAjitPainottorollbacknetneutrality,accordingtoBroadcastingCable.DatedonCyber

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China releases guideline for industrial internet development

China'scabinethasunveiledaguidelinefordevelopingthe"industrialinternet,"integrationofindustryandtheinternet.By2025,industrialinternetinfrastructurecoveringallre

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This is what transparency looks like without net neutrality

TheFederalCommunicationsCommission'sproposaltodismantlenetneutralitydeletesthepasttwoyearsofregulatoryprogressandessentiallythruststheinternetbackintothemid-199

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FCC chief plans to ditch U.S. 'net neutrality' rules

TheheadoftheU.S.FederalCommunicationsCommissionunveiledplansonTuesdaytorepeallandmark2015rulesthatprohibitedinternetserviceprovidersfromimpedingconsumeraccessto

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Sex trafficking bill gets tech firms' backing

Theinternet’smostpowerfulcompaniessaytheywillsupportnewmeasuresthatseektopreventonlinesextrafficking.TheInternetAssociation,whichcountsFacebook,GoogleandAmazona

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Employees of China’s internet firms set for biggest pay rises in 2018

EmployeesofChina’sinternetcompaniesaresetforthelargestincreaseinpayofanyindustryinthecomingyear,areflectionofthestrongdemandfortalentinthefast-growingsector,acc

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Google and Facebook to be asked to pay to help UK tackle cyberbullying

InternetcompaniessuchasGoogleandFacebookaretobeaskedtopayformeasurestocombatandraiseawarenessaboutonlinebullyingandotherwebdangers,underaUKgovernmentinternetsaf

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Chinese net users getting increasingly younger

There'sanincreasingtrendforChinesechildrentogoonlineateveryoungerages,reportsGuangzhouDaily.Somechildrenusesocialmediaattheageof3,goonlineshoppingat7,andsurpass

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Fake news worries 'are growing' suggests BBC poll

Thereisgrowingconcernamongglobalnetusersaboutfakenewsonline,accordingtoaBBCWorldServicepoll.Italsoindicatesmountingoppositiontogovernmentssteppinginwithregulati

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Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Skype, WhatsApp, and other messaging apps

SaudiArabiaisliftingayear-longbanonSkypeandotherserviceslikeWhatsAppandSnapchat,effectiveat8PMETtoday.AccordingtoastatementfromSaudiArabia’stelecommunicationsau

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Apple defends the open internet in a letter to the FCC

OntheheelsofsettingthedateforitsbigfalliPhoneevent,Appleiscomingoutswingingfornetneutrality.InalettertotheFCC,Apple’sU.S.VicePresidentforPublicPolicyCynthiaHoga

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Google expands public Wi-Fi program for emerging markets to Indonesia

GoogleislaunchingitspublicWi-Fiprogram,whichoffersfreeconnectivityatrailwaystationsandotherlocationssuchasuniversities,inIndonesia,thecompanyannouncedtoday.TheI

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All subway lines in Beijing open for mobile metro card

CommuterscanditchtheirmetrocardanduseelectroniconeontheirphonestopassthroughthesubwaylinesinBeijingfromAug14.Beijingsubwayofficiallylaunchedthefullserviceonalll

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The Disappearance of Childhood

A piece of news entitled “Boy chooses Wi-Fi over grandma” has sparked heated debate among Chinese Internet users over how small kids spend their summer vacation.

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The Disappearance of Childhood

Apieceofnewsentitled“BoychoosesWi-Fiovergrandma”hassparkedheateddebateamongChineseInternetusersoverhowsmallkidsspendtheirsummervacation.Localmediareported,anine

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Amber Rudd demands 'real action' to remove online extremist content

TheHomeSecretaryhasputinternetgiantsonnoticetheGovernmentcouldintroducenewlawstoclampdownonextremistcontentonline.DuringavisittoSiliconValley,AmberRuddwarnedsoc

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Why the US net neutrality protest matters?

About200internetcompaniesandactivistgroupsarecomingtogetherthisweektomobilizetheirusersintoopposingUSgovernmentplanstoscrapnetneutralityprotections.Theinternet-