Tag: ALFRANKEN

Al Franken thinks Net neutrality is "the most important free speech issue of our time," and he seems determined to fight for it. On Saturday, the Democratic senator delivered a blistering floor speech, in which he criticized the new online regulations proposed by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. On Tuesday, the FCC will vote on both the regulations and a proposed merger between NBC and Comcast. ...

When it comes to financial regulatory reform, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer may be caught between a rock and a hard place. But when it comes to Facebook reform, the New Yorker finds himself spearheading a movement that, if successful, would enhance the transparency of the social networking site's data-sharing practices. According to a press release from Schumer's office, the Senator has written ...

Wikipedia is one of the most impressive social experiments to come out of the Internet, but there will always be a cloud of doubt hanging over the user-generated-encyclopedia site in the minds of those who don't trust its open nature. Anyone can log in and make changes and, of course, everyone does, including employees of Fox News, who saw fit to make a slight change to the entry about the ...