1211 blog results for "politics Internet"

The country's government is following the lead of Finland and making affordable broadband a legal right.

Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon

While the bulk of mainstream media criticism of gaming tends to focus on the violence, gore, and questionable ethics in combat-centric titles, little is spoken about growing instances of racism, misogyny, and homophobia.

Posted in Crave by Jeff Bakalar

The FCC holds a hearing to update the five commissioners on the barriers that exist in formulating a new national broadband policy plan.

Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon

This week, CNET's Tom Krazit and Molly Wood interviewed Google CEO Eric Schmidt. This is a transcript of their conversation.

Posted in CNET Conversations by Molly Wood

Following comments from a U.K. Microsoft executive that Windows 7 was designed to create "a Mac Look," a company blog post distances itself from his words.

Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk

In a talk promoting his book, Al Gore looks for fixes beyond renewable energy and draws the link between environment, energy, and the economy.

Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica

The Web has been cited for causing individuals to withdraw from society. But a recent Pew study shows that the opposite might be true.

Posted in News - Digital Media by Don Reisinger

A major overhaul of telecommunications regulations tackles issues ranging from data-breach notification to faster number porting to Internet access.

Posted in News - Wireless by David Meyer

The Internet industry is alarmed by a proposal to block access to scam sites or face fines, regardless of whether that's technically possible.

Posted in News - Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh

Organization that oversees domain names OKs system for non-Latin characters, a move designed to help regions around the world surf using their local languages.

Posted in News - Digital Media by Lance Whitney