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Anthropology, New Media, Philosophy, Policy, Politics, psychology

The Politics and Power of Internet Infrastructure, Pt. 3

Please see also Part 1 and Part 2. PART 3: NGOs AND DIGITAL RIGHTS In the last section I considered the roles of business and governments in protecting "net neutrality", or the basic neutrality of Internet conduits. Net neutrality is a subtle concept, involving the protection of a particular idea about what Internet access is … Continue reading The Politics and Power of Internet Infrastructure, Pt. 3

Anthropology, New Media, Philosophy, Policy, Politics

The Politics and Power of Internet Infrastructure Pt. 2

Please see the first part of this project here. PART 2: NETWORK NEUTRALITY In my last post I described the centralized control of the Internet's backbone by only 5 major companies around the world. This is an example of horizontal integration at the level of Internet service supplies. Thus far, this horizontal integration has posed … Continue reading The Politics and Power of Internet Infrastructure Pt. 2