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When Facebook Is the Internet: Zero-Rating and the Global Net Neutrality Debate
Zero-rating plans will have huge implications for the future of the internet.
Obama Made Me Lose My Facebook Friends
What's a 6-year continuation of war in the Graveyard of Empires sans Ahmad Shah Massoud, when Leave it to Beaver looking dresses are flying off the shelves and J. …
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Facebook and the Future of Global Governance
Although Facebook is a for-profit organization, its users could transform it into a form of participatory democratic global governance.
Dragnet Nation: Do Google, Facebook Know More Private Info Than NSA and Soviet-Era Secret Police?
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Julia Angwin joins the hosts to discuss her new book, “Dragnet Nation.”
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WhatsApp? Readers and Writers in a Post-Truth World
High-speed internet response, millions of Google responses to our searches, a growing number of colorful Apps on our phones and an amazing computer memory capacity may support buying and …
Unintended – and Anti-Social – Consequences of Social Media Use
Social-media profits contribute to anti-social behavior, including tax avoidance, gentrification and big bucks to anti-democratic causes.
Hundreds Protest Tax Breaks for Twitter, Tech Companies
Hundreds of protesters picketed Twitter's offices because of an exceptionally generous tax break it receives from San Francisco.
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Afghanistan Is Coming Out of the Closet
My coming out launched a hurricane upon my landlocked country of origin.
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How Global Day of Rage Fueled Solidarity Protests for India’s LGBT Community
Will this bring forward the much-needed revision to the law? Many aren't holding their breath.
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Is BP “Trolling” Its Facebook Critics?
Has BP hired internet