Podcasts about network neutrality

Vandaag bespreken we het boek The age of extraction, van Tim Wu. De ondertitel is: How tech platforms conquered the economy and threaten our future prosperity Timothy Shiou-Ming Wu is a Taiwanese-American legal scholar who served as Special Assistant to the President for Technology and Competition Policy at the United States from 2021 to 2023. He is also a professor of law at Columbia University and a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. He is known legally and academically for significant contributions to antitrust and communications policy, coining the phrase "network neutrality" in his 2003 law journal article, Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination. In the late 2010s, Wu was a leading advocate for an antitrust lawsuit directed at the breakup of Facebook. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Wu Dit boek bestaat uit 4 delen: Understanding platform power The business of herding The dangers of centralized economic power An architecture of equality Het boek is opgebouwd rond de volgende centrale thema's: De opkomst van platformmacht: hoe techplatforms zoals Amazon, Google en Meta zich hebben ontwikkeld tot dominante economische spelers. De belofte en realiteit van het internet: de oorspronkelijke belofte van welvaart en democratie in de jaren '90 en '00, en hoe dit is omgeslagen in nieuwe economische klassen en autocratie. Extractie als bedrijfsmodel: hoe platforms aandacht, data en welvaart extraheren, en wat de gevolgen zijn voor gebruikers, werknemers en kleine bedrijven. De rol van monopolies en concentratie: hoe techgiganten concurrenten opkopen en markten domineren, met voorbeelden uit de gezondheidszorg, vastgoed en andere sectoren. De gevolgen voor democratie en samenleving: hoe deze ontwikkelingen bijdragen aan ongelijkheid, politieke polarisatie en de opkomst van autocratie. Een blik vooruit: voorstellen voor herstel van de balans, zoals strengere regulering, antimonopoliewetten en democratische controle over platforms. Tim Wu schetst in The Age of Extraction vijf centrale oplossingen om de macht van techplatforms te beteugelen en een eerlijkere economie te creëren. Deze zijn samengevat als volgt: Strengere antimonopoliewetten en handhavingWu pleit voor het actief aanpakken van monopolies en het voorkomen van marktconcentratie, bijvoorbeeld door het blokkeren van overnames die concurrentie uitschakelen. Hij wijst op het belang van het herstellen van eerlijke concurrentie, zodat nieuwe spelers kansen krijgen en consumenten, werknemers en kleine bedrijven niet worden uitgebuit. Democratische controle over platformsPlatforms moeten transparanter en democratischer worden bestuurd, met meer inspraak voor gebruikers, werknemers en andere stakeholders. Wu stelt voor om governance-structuren te herzien, zodat niet alleen aandeelhouders, maar alle betrokkenen invloed hebben op beslissingen die hen raken. Regulering van data-extractie en privacyWu benadrukt dat platforms nu onbeperkt data en aandacht kunnen extraheren. Hij bepleit strengere regels voor datagebruik, privacybescherming en het beperken van manipulatie via algoritmen. Consumenten moeten meer controle krijgen over hun eigen data. Herverdeling van economische waardeDe welvaart die platforms genereren, moet eerlijker worden verdeeld. Wu stelt voor om belastingstelsels aan te passen, zodat platforms een billijker bijdrage leveren aan de samenleving en kleine bedrijven en werknemers niet worden benadeeld. Publieke alternatieven en open infrastructuurWu pleit voor het ontwikkelen van publieke of coöperatieve alternatieven voor commerciële platforms, bijvoorbeeld op het gebied van sociale media, zoekmachines of betaalsystemen. Open standaarden en interoperabiliteit moeten worden gestimuleerd, zodat gebruikers niet gevangen zitten in gesloten systemen. Kernboodschap: Wu's oplossingen richten zich op het herstellen van de balans tussen innovatie, economische groei en sociale rechtvaardigheid, met nadruk op democratische controle, eerlijke concurrentie en het beperken van extractieve praktijken. Opvallende lessen uit het boek voor ons: 00:00 Intro van het boek en eerste indruk van Erno 02:10 Eerste indruk van Tom en de hoop op meer achtergrond over de invloed van Big Tech bij de Amerikaanse verkiezingen. 06:15 Sterke economische macht werd gezien als een bedreiging voor de democratie. 08:45 Oprichters van techbedrijven werden eerst als cool gezien, maar rond 2010 veranderde dit beeld. 12:05 Antitrust als oplossing om de macht van extreem grote en machtige bedrijven op te breken. 13:45 Hoe een bedrijf als Amazon mensen met lage prijzen naar een platform trekt, marktmacht wint en op het moment dat mensen geen kant meer op kunnen, verhoogt het de prijzen. 15:30 Idee dat we allemaal onze abonnementen van de grote platformen opzeggen om de macht af te breken door hun terugkerende inkomsten onder druk te zetten. 17:00 Hoe Big Tech de markt neutraliseert door concurrerende platformen of apps op te kopen. 19:20 Blitz scaling kort uitgelegd aan de hand van de Blitzkrieg, en de verrassing dat Elon Musk hier ontbreekt. 21:05 Thiel moedigt ieder techbedrijf aan om een monopolie na te streven. 24:05 Verschil tussen de strategie van Hidden Champions en de drang van techbedrijven om monopolist te worden. 26:05 De mentale druk op influencers op een platform om continu door te gaan om in beeld te blijven. 28:35 Het verslavende effect van de platformen op kinderen is bewust gecreëerd. 31:00 Dat technologie steeds meer gemak realiseert en bedrijven gebruikmaken van onze hang naar luidheid. 33:30 Je kunt de verantwoordelijkheid nauwelijks meer bij de consument neerleggen, de enige die kan reguleren is de staat. 36:05 Hoe artsen slaven worden van een bedrijf met behulp van software. 39:25 Beperking van de Amerikaanse auteur: Europese voorbeelden, zoals woningcooperaties, worden niet genoemd. 41:20 Geef de woningbouwcoöperaties weer hun oude rol. 42:50 De Europese gemengde economie wordt niet genoemd, maar die functioneert wel beter bij publieke goederen. 43:15 Uitleg hoe economische macht verschuift naar politieke macht. 50:15 De vijf oplossing van Tim Wu. 52:00 Het beperkte zicht is dat, als het bedrijfsleven maar beter functioneert, je dan de problemen hebt opgelost. 54:15 Met het heel zwaar belasten van de miljardairs zou het probleem ook kleiner worden. 55:05 De problemen van de technologieplatformen proberen op te lossen met meer technologie (AI en crypto). Bronnen die we genoemd hebben Vibe van Mistral (voorheen Le Chat) Nazimiljardairs – David de Jong #boekencast afl 66 Pierre Omidyar - Wikipedia - oprichter eBay MacKenzie Scott (ex-Bezos) - heeft zich ertoe verbonden minstens de helft van haar vermogen aan goede doelen te schenken. Abigail Disney - Wikipedia (kleindochter oprichter Disney) Jimmy Wales - Wikipedia (medeoprichter Wikipedia) Blitzscaling – Hoffman en Yeh #boekencast afl 17 Autoroutes en verkeersrapporten van Waze Zero to one boek - Thiel Reid Hoffman - Wikipedia Peter Thiel - Wikipedia Palantir Technologies - Wikipedia Alex Karp - Wikipedia - CEO Palantir Strijd tussen Trump en paus - NOS De onzichtbare hand - Bas van Bavel Over Tirannie – Snyder en Krug #boekencast afl 118 Over vrijheid – Timothy Snyder #boekencast afl 121 Hidden Champions van de 21e eeuw boek Elon Musk – Walter Isaacson #boekencast afl 94 Muskisme - Quinn Slobodian en Ben Tarnoff Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee - uitvinder van het internet, het URL systeem Here Comes Everybody - Clay Shirky Scott Galloway (hoogleraar) - Wikipedia De tijd van de oligarchen - Aldous Huxley Brave New World - Aldous Huxley Animal farm - George Orwell Winners take all - Anand Giridharadas Geld genoeg, maar niet voor jou – Thomas Bollen #boekencast afl 135 De Trias Economica boek - Zo krijgen we een economie zonder verborgen impact – Babette Porcelijn Luister naar deze aflevering Beluister hier ons gesprek over het boek The age of extraction . We vonden het een leuk boek over de groei en achtergronden van de platformen en hoe macht verschuift van de economie naar de politiek. Maar we zijn teleurgesteld over de voorstellen waarmee Tim Wu komt. Door de problemen in de markt op te lossen, met regulering van de markt en met technologie de platformproblemen aan te pakken. Niets om de problemen in de kern op te lossen. In een halfuur delen wij dit boek met jou. Een halfuur met kennis die je tot je neemt terwijl je wandelt, loopt of rijdt, bijvoorbeeld. Video van deze aflevering Bekijk ons gesprek op video https://youtu.be/RUko4jgpsQk https://youtu.be/RUko4jgpsQk In deze aflevering bespreken we het boek The age of extraction. Een leuk boek, met voorbeelden, met name uit de VS tenzij het te spannend wordt, bijvoorbeeld over de politieke macht en de afbraak van de democratie; dan zwijgt hij over de problemen in de VS. Hij mist goede oplossingen uit Europa en wil de problemen oplossen met antitrust en technologie. Proberen om de markt onder controle te krijgen, met vooral oppervlakkige oplossingen. Terwijl de geschiedenis, zeker in de VS laat zien dat de markt altijd voor winstmaximalisatie gaat en de burger geen schijn van kans heeft. Samenvatting (met hulp van AI) Transcript

In 2002, under Chairman Michael Powell, the FCC passed the Cable Modem Order which classified cable modem internet service providers (ISPs) as not subject to common carrier non-discrimination requirements. The order's critics said the FCC had created a non-neutral internet where dominant firms could use their market power to harm consumers and diminish competition. After […]

In 2002, under Chairman Michael Powell, the FCC passed the Cable Modem Order which classified cable modem internet service providers (ISPs) as not subject to common carrier non-discrimination requirements. The order's critics said the FCC had created a non-neutral internet where dominant firms could use their market power to harm consumers and diminish competition. After several attempts, which the D.C. Circuit rejected, the FCC under Chairman Wheeler imposed network neutrality requirements on ISPs in the Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet order in 2015. Then, the FCC under Chairman Pai largely revoked the network neutrality rules in the Restoring Internet Freedom order in 2017. Now, under Chair Rosenworcel the FCC has just reimposed network neutrality.This panel discussed the legal future on appeal of this most recent iteration in what appears to be an unending partisan regulatory saga—especially in light of the Supreme Court's changing views on administrative review. The panel also investigated whether this over two decade old policy dispute is fighting yesterday's war as many believe that there have been few competitive abuses by ISPs during the last two decades—and arguably competitive abuses by dominant firms has moved elsewhere in the web.

Cosa sono la network neutrality e lo zero rating? Per quale motivo se ne torna periodicamente a parlare per presunte violazioni da parte degli operatori? Ci sono dei dati "preferenziali" sulla rete? Ne parliamo con Antonio Capone, docente di Telecomunicazioni al Politecnico di Milano.

Chronicling businesses who sue clients for leaving negative reviews, activists using Yelp as a form of protest, students relying on Rate My Professor to select classes, and companies who have paid to have negative reviews scrubbed from the internet, Alison Novak '07 illustrates the complicated yet important role of third-party review sites and the impact they have on the global economy. The New Review Economy: Third-Party Review Sites, Reputation, and Neo-Liberal Public Relations in the Digital Age examines third-party review sites in order to understand how users and organizations use global reviews in the 21st Century. Alison Novak is an associate professor at Rowan University in the Edelman College of Communication and Creative Arts. She graduated from Marist in 2010 with a Bachelors in Communication and holds a Ph.D. in Communication, Culture and Media from Drexel University She specializes in public engagement with media, public policy, and politics. Alison is the author of Media, Millennials, and Politics, Network Neutrality and Digital Dialogic Communication, and The New Review Economy. Her work is featured in Wired Magazine, BBC Radio, and NBC News.

Chronicling businesses who sue clients for leaving negative reviews, activists using Yelp as a form of protest, students relying on Rate My Professor to select classes, and companies who have paid to have negative reviews scrubbed from the internet, Alison Novak '07 illustrates the complicated yet important role of third-party review sites and the impact they have on the global economy. The New Review Economy: Third-Party Review Sites, Reputation, and Neo-Liberal Public Relations in the Digital Age examines third-party review sites in order to understand how users and organizations use global reviews in the 21st Century. Alison Novak is an associate professor at Rowan University in the Edelman College of Communication and Creative Arts. She graduated from Marist in 2010 with a Bachelors in Communication and holds a Ph.D. in Communication, Culture and Media from Drexel University She specializes in public engagement with media, public policy, and politics. Alison is the author of Media, Millennials, and Politics, Network Neutrality and Digital Dialogic Communication, and The New Review Economy. Her work is featured in Wired Magazine, BBC Radio, and NBC News.

The Communications Governance Observatory (CGO) is based out of McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, CA. This podcast was created to help disseminate important communications information to the general public.

Former Ambassador and Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Sepulveda joins us to talk about Privacy, CCPA, GDPR, and the fundamental right to control our own data. Listen now!

In less than a minute Tech Talk presents both sides of the network neutrality debate through the words of Republican FCC Chair Ajit Pai who wants to repeal it and Democratic Congresswoman Anna Eshoo from Silicon Valley who supports network neutrality.

The FCC is poised to undo the Obama era network neutrality rules and Silicon Valley Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) thinks that's not in the best interest of consumers or internet startups as she tells CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid in this 14 minute interview

The Internet (at least in the US) is at a crossroads as the FCC is considering rolling back the net neutrality regulations it adopted in 2015. If net neutrality is abolished, the Internet could shift from an essential service that all consumers can access to a product that can be packaged and sold to the highest bidders. Get to know the potential winners and losers on both sides of the issue. IRL is an original podcast from Mozilla. For more on the series go to irlpodcast.org Undecided as to whether or not you support net neutrality? Check out our blog for more. Find out how to participate in the Net Neutrality Day of Action here. You can file comments on Pai's plan to roll back net neutrality rules at this link. Just click "Express" to write a comment directly into the FCC form. Leave a rating or review in Apple Podcasts so we know what you think.

On the March 12, 2015 edition of Tell Somebody, Todd O’Boyle,  program director for Common Cause’s Media and Democracy Reform Initiative talks about the FCC's recent decisions on Network Neutrality and Community Broadband.  In the second half of the show, Dr. Helen Caldicott opens a a symposium she organized on The Dynamics of Possible Nuclear Extinction ​​Click on the pod icon above, or the .mp3 filename below to listen to the show, or right-click and choose "save target as" or "save link as" to save a copy of the audio file to your computer. You can also subscribe to the podcast, for free, at the iTunes store or other podcast directory. If you have any comments or questions on the show, or problems accessing the files, send an email to mail@tellsomebody.us. Follow Tell Somebody  on Twitter: @tellsomebodynow.   “Like” the Tell Somebody page on facebook:  www.facebook.com/TellSomebodyNow

How does the internet work? Will net neutrality rules cause the internet to be less innovative? Would a non-neutral internet create barriers to market entry? Should the internet be treated like a public utility? What would that look like, and would it work?Show Notes and Further ReadingHal J. Singer, “Net Neutrality: A Radical Form of Non-Discrimination” (2007 article in Regulation magazine)Bruce M. Owen, “Antecedents to Net Neutrality” (2007 article in Regulation magazine)Christopher S. Yoo, “Network Neutrality or Internet Innovation?” (2010 article in Regulation magazine)Gerald R. Faulhaber, “The Economics of Network Neutrality” (2011 article in Regulation magazine)Christopher S. Yoo, “A Clash of Regulatory Paradigms” (2012 article in Regulation magazine)Christopher S. Yoo, “The Questionable Call for Common Carriage” (2014 article in Regulation magazine) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode Marc Warzecha teaches Steve the finer points of Japanese wrestling and both of them try to recover their senses from a puzzling Bound For Glory. Abellboy helps the guys with their promos and Steve scores a late night interview with Dixie Carter.

With all of the recent media discussions around network neutrality, reclassification, and “Title II,” we decided to spend this week talking with Matt Wood, Policy Director for Free Press to simplify some key issues. For all the hub-bub around reclassification and dramatic claims that it represents some kind of fundamental policy shift, the truth is … Continue reading "Understanding Title II and Network Neutrality – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #101" ★ Support this podcast ★

In this week’s podcast we talk about the big topic of Network Neutrality. We define the term and talk about the differences between neutral and biased (or ‘diverse’) networks. We cover the history of the phone network, the Carterfone, and neutrality regulations in the U.S. We also cover the two major reasons to prefer a […]

Today on the show, we talk about the latest in Network Neutrality, one of the most important things to know about currently.

Today on the show, we talk about the latest in Network Neutrality, one of the most important things to know about currently.

Today on the show, we talk about the latest in Network Neutrality, one of the most important things to know about currently.

[player] This week Andrew & Greg are joined Howard Marks whose abundance of commentary leads to a surfeit of opinions on the lack of anything happening at Mobile World Congress. Show Notes MWC – Wearable computing on the rise? Netflix and Comcast: Is this the first Network Neutrality domino to fall? Frontier customer complaints drop... Read more »

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We welcome Todd O'Boyle of the good government group Common Cause to our Community Broadband [no-glossary]Bits[/no-glossary] podcast this week. He is the Director of the Media and Democracy program there, which recently released an explanation of network neutrality in comic form, which we discuss in our discussion. We also talk about the impression of municipal … Continue reading "Common Cause, Network Neutrality, and the FCC Come Together in Episode 73 of Community Broadband Bits Podcast" ★ Support this podcast ★

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is showing no trepidation about jumping in to Network Neutrality, a subject that he advised President Obama on prior to the election. The Commission recently approved a proceeding to create new rules enshrining principles of internet freedom into policy. On this week’s show we discuss the proposed rules and their possible […]

Despite the defeat of network neutrality legislation in 2006, President-elect Obama—a "net neutrality" supporter—and Congress are likely to put government regulation of the Internet at the top of their technology agenda for 2009. Technology policy scholars Tim Lee and Jerry Brito will review what network neutrality is, why it matters, and how regulations could stifle innovation online. They will also talk about the recent power grab in the Comcast network neutrality case. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Enrique Dans, professor of Information Systems and Technologies, explains the concept of network neutrality and how it can affect users of the internet.

Enrique Dans, profesor de Sistemas y Tecnología de la Información, explica el concepto de la neutralidad de la red (network neutrality) y cómo esta puede afectar a los usuarios de internet.

Enrique Dans, professor of Information Systems and Technologies, explains the concept of network neutrality and how it can affect users of the internet.

Enrique Dans, profesor de Sistemas y Tecnología de la Información, explica el concepto de la neutralidad de la red (network neutrality) y cómo esta puede afectar a los usuarios de internet.

Discussing the Pros and Cons Cons of Net Neutrality with Craig Aaron from The SavetheInternet.com Coalition which urges Congress to preserve Network Neutrality, the First Amendment of the Internet.

Discussing the Pros and Cons Cons of Net Neutrality with Craig Aaron from The SavetheInternet.com Coalition which urges Congress to preserve Network Neutrality, the First Amendment of the Internet.

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The digital revolution has empowered consumers and scrambled business models across a wide range of media and communications sectors, yet the consumer gains are under constant pressure from network operators and copyright holders, who seek to reassert control over consumers and the Internet. On the other side, some public interest advocates are alarmed by the dramatic growth of online advertising with its threat to privacy and its tendency toward concentration in the hands of a small number of providers. A clear understanding of how the consumers' gains were made and what the threats are is crucial to defining the public and consumer interest in the 21st century.

Guest: Alex Curtis, Director of Policy and New Media at Public Knowledge. Topic: Network Neutrality. Answers to your questions about podcasting, new media and the law. Credits: Joshua D. Pike, Producer. Music for this episode is licensed from Magnatune.com. (Artist: Burnshee Thornside; Album: The Art Of Not Blending In; Song: Can I Be A Star.) Special

Craig talks about how save the internet dot com and how they are protecting Network Neutrality.

Craig talks about how save the internet dot com and how they are protecting Network Neutrality.

On June 8 the House of Representatives squashed an amendment that would prevent telecommunications companies from charging Internet content companies more to deliver enhanced services such as high quality audio and video content. The amendment would have required ”network neutrality ” an often-debated term that means different things to different people. To its supporters like Google Yahoo and eBay it means that telecommunications companies should be required to treat all Internet traffic -- whether bandwidth-hogging video or a brief email message -- the same. To companies like Verizon and AT&T imposing network neutrality would mean that they could not charge for enhanced services on networks that cost them billions of dollars to build. Experts from Wharton and elsewhere weigh in on the issue. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, talks about legislation that will decide the future of "network neutrality." Net neutrality means that transmission rates to and from all websites are the same, rather than some websites being able to steer traffic their way through faster rates. Also, Tim Berners-Lee spoke at the 15th International World Wide Web Conference, which took place last week in Scotland. The inventor of the web talked about net neutrality and the semantic web, whereby computers will sync their info about us seamlessly, saving us the work. Plus, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg made a strong, pro-science speech last week, and we'll hear a highlight. Finally, we'll test your knowledge about some other recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include Center for Digital Democracy www.democraticmedia.org, Pro-net neutrality www.savetheinternet.com, Anti-net neutrality www.handsoff.org, World Wide Web conference www.www2006.org, Berners-Lee Scientific American article on the Semantic Web http://tinyurl.com/9w34, Mayor Bloomberg's pro-science speech http://tinyurl.com/lrvof, Scientific American http://blog.sciam.com, Scientific American website www.sciam.com.