Bridge Span 16-3: Internet Power Point

A couple power points in the internet ecosystem were on display this week.

On Monday, a Gizmoda report charged that Facebook employees were biasing the “trending” bar by avoiding stories popular among conservatives, and even outright blocking conservative news outlets. Facebook responded in a statement that did not completely reject the report, “There are […]

May 23rd, 2016 | Category: Communications policy, Technology | Comments are closed

Bridge Span 16-1: Will the American People Be Suckered or Given Succor?

The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA), receiving a large bi-partisan approval in the House of Representatives earlier this year, is supposedly going to be taken up in the Senate this week. The provision has been added into the conference report (the final version of a bill to be considered by both chambers of congress) […]

May 23rd, 2016 | Category: Communications policy, Tax, Technology | Comments are closed

Bridge Span 16-2: The Marketplace Delivers More Data

The Oxford Dictionary defines capitalism as “an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.” A new poll on the topic from Harvard received some attention yesterday, garnering headlines about millennial’s view of capitalism. The poll is challenging to interpret […]

April 28th, 2016 | Category: Cable, Communications policy, Technology | Comments are closed
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