Yesterday the CRTC (Canada’s equivalent of the FCC) ruled that Bell Canada could employ “traffic shaping” to protect the integrity of their network.
NowPublic has this clear and concise comment on what it means to us:
The CRTC just dealt a devastating blow to anyone invovled in Canadian new media as well as anyone who uses the web in this country. Their latest ruling will have negative consquences for new media start ups in Canada because it confers even more advantage to big established media at the expense of small media.link: CRTC [...]
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This weekend we’ve had an example of social media rising up to roast a company over the coals. I think this isn’t always the best example of the power of social media, the ad might not have been great, but whether it is out there or not doesn’t really affect the world at large.
Now a non-neutral net with ISPs throttling P2P or just blocking traffic is something that affects all of us. This weekend’s heated discussion couldn’t have been possible without the free and open net that allow us to [...]
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As part of Media Democracy Day, Dave Olson and I thought that we should rally the troops here in Vancouver to talk about media democracy.
The post that spawned this idea is Dave’s post on net neutrality that he just published on the Raincity Blog:
At first glance, one could think that the Telcos/cable companies have a right to "protect" – meaning shape, mold, direct the bits traveling via "their" network – however they choose. Also, one can assume that the policies of traffic shaping only affect a small, rogue-ish segment of [...]
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vancouver geeks speak out
DaveO and I were chatting this afternoon about net neutrality as I was helping him with a post he’s writing for the Raincity Studios blog and we thought that in concert with Saturday’s Media Democracy Day here in Vancouver more Vancouver Geeks might want to get involved.
So Vancouver geeks speak up! Write about public policy issues around technology and democracy – net neutrality, copywrong, media access, voting, or whatever you think fits. Vancouver is well known for not only its thriving tech scene, but also its intellectual depth surrounding tech [...]
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Tris Hussey is a writer, teacher, blogger, and speaker on all facets of Internet life, WordPress, and social media. He is the author of Create Your Own Blog: 6 Easy Blogging Projects to Start Blogging Like a Pro and Using WordPress.
