On the anniversary of the Verizon v. FCC court decision that jumpstarted a nationwide movement for Net Neutrality, we look back at the biggest moments over the last 365 days.
Breaking news: At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler signaled that he will move to protect Net Neutrality by reclassifying Internet-access service under Title II of the Communications Act.
In 2012, I watched as cable news stations posthumously put Trayvon Martin on trial for his own murder, and broadcasted his killer’s acquittal, George Zimmerman.
I’m not what you’d consider a super activist. I don’t sign every petition I receive, I don’t attend every protest or rally I’m invited to, I don’t donate to every organization that solicits me. But it’s because of the Internet that I can fight for what I believe in.
At 7:30 a.m. on a rainy Monday morning, a multiracial team of activists led by Black millennial direct action groups Blackout Collective, #BlackBrunch and Black Lives Matter accomplished what had never been done before.
As we enter 2015, perhaps it's time for the civil rights groups that have aligned themselves with AT&T, Comcast and Verizon to make a New Year's resolution and stop using industry talking points that have been discredited.
