traffic blocking

Lawmaker Calls for Limits on Exporting Net-Spying Tools

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:24:44 -0500

Full article: Wired
Ryan Singel
Rep. Bill Keating (D-Mass.) plans to introduce legislation putting limits on U.S. companies selling Internet monitoring equipment to repressive regimes, after news that a Boeing subsidiary sold powerful Net inspection technology to Egypt's state telecom.

Providers Blocking Online Video Access

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:01:03 -0400

Full article: Light Reading
Michael Harris
The dark day that Net Neutrality activists feared has finally arrived. Access to free online video content is intentionally being blocked to tens of millions of broadband users, while millions more users might soon see their video streams intentionally degraded.

Google Begins Effort to Find Internet Blockers

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:35:08 -0500

Full article: Reuters
Kim Dixon
Google unveiled a plan aimed at eventually letting computer users determine whether providers like Comcast are inappropriately blocking or slowing their work online.

Comcast Not on Notice? They Were Told Point Blank!

Stevie Converse — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:10:17 -0400

Full article: Wet Machine
Harold Feld
Two years ago, the FCC told Free Press that if it ever came across evidence that Comcast was "blocking or degrading" Internet traffic in violation of the policy statement, it should file a formal complaint with the FCC. How could Comcast have been on any more notice?

The Net Neutrality Debate: Still Sizzling

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:53:11 -0400

Full article: e-Commerce Times
Paul Korzeniowski
Congress doesn't appear to be in any hurry to act on Net Neutrality legislation until after the November election. Meanwhile the debate between Internet service providers and Internet watchdogs has become more intense.

Should Telecoms Patrol Internet?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:54:39 -0400

Full article: San Jose Mercury News
Elise Ackerman
Adding so-called security to telecom services by telecom carriers is raising concerns that the companies might misuse their power to redirect or filter traffic in ways that haven't been authorized by their customers.

The End to the Internet, the Loss of Net Neutrality

Stevie Converse — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:19:37 -0400

Full article: Western Front
Jon Sayer
Violating Net Neutrality can be done in many ways: censoring content, impeding competitors' access, and blocking certain content. Or it could simply be the imposition of a tiered Internet that looks more like cable TV.