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How The Top 10 Philanthropists Of 2017 Are Reshaping Giving (Fast Company)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 17:26Candidate for Congress Will Let His Constituents Decide How He Votes
Michael Allman is running for Congress as a Republican. But if his constituents lean left of him on a particular issue before Congress, that’s how Allman will vote. That’s because Allman is running on a direct democracy platform: For every issue, voters in his district will be able to use a blockchain-enabled website to securely log their opinions, and Allman will follow the will of the people.
Snubbing FCC, States Are Writing Their Own Net Neutrality Laws
Along with pursuing lawsuits over irregularities in the Federal Communications Commission network neutrality comments process (like millions of fake citizen comments being submitted), several states are crafting their own net neutrality laws, which they will start debating as new legislative sessions commence in Jan. They would prohibit internet service providers from blocking or hindering access to legal online content sources, or from offering premium-bandwidth “fast lane” deals to others.
The 5G Race Is On, Now That The Technology Is Almost Ready (Fast Company)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:26How Pop Culture Reacted To President Trump In 2017 (Fast Company)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 11:27New Low-Cost Spy Satellites Are Getting Scarily Powerful (Fast Company)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 11:26Bucking President Trump’s FCC, New York introduces its own net neutrality bill
Since the Federal Communications Commission voted to abolish net neutrality regulations, California, Washington, and New York State have vowed to take up the cause. New York is one of the first out the gate. State Assemblymember Patricia Fahy—a Democrat whose district includes the capital, Albany—has drafted a short piece of legislation to introduce this week. It requires the state government, state agencies, and local governments (including New York City) to do business only with ISPs that adhere to net neutrality principles of no blocking or slowing down access to any legal content.
Want To Guarantee Net Neutrality? Join Peer-To-Peer, Community-Run Internet
In a typical week, NYC Mesh–a community-owned internet network in New York City–might get five requests from people who want to join. In the wake of the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to roll back net neutrality rules, it started getting dozens of requests a day. Without net neutrality protections, big telecom companies can choose to slow down or block certain sites. If you want to watch Netflix, for example, Comcast could decide to charge you more to access it.