All Blog Posts
These blog posts are written by TAP academics, TAP staff members, and on occasion by guest bloggers. TAP’s purpose for this section of the site is to present information, points of view, research, and debates directly from the academics and guest experts.
Blog Results: 68
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Barbara van Schewick Discusses Net Neutrality and the Future of the Internet
Publication Date: May 10, 2023
Stanford law professor Barbara van Schewick, an expert on net neutrality, talks about how Internet Service Providers (ISPs) want control over what we do online and how they want to charge more for data we are already paying for.
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Barbara van SchewickTAP Scholar
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In a Win for the Open Internet, AT&T Stops Zero-Rating Its Own Video
Publication Date: March 26, 2021
Stanford law professor Barbara van Schewick explains why AT&T’s decision to suspend its sponsored data program is a “win for an open and free internet.”
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The Recent FCC Ruling Will Not Kill the Internet – A Policy Brief by SIEPR’s Gregory Rosston
Publication Date: January 18, 2018
Stanford’s Gregory Rosston provides his insights to the net neutrality debate in a policy brief he recently prepared for the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
Featuring
Gregory L. RosstonTAP Scholar
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A Case for Net Neutrality
Publication Date: December 21, 2017
NYU’s Stern School of Business economics professor Nicholas Economides explains that the FCC’s vote to repeal net neutrality will “usher in the era of paid prioritization.”
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FCC’s Rushed, Technically Flawed Decision Will Harm the Economy
Publication Date: December 19, 2017
Net neutrality expert Barbara van Schewick shares her reaction to the FCC’s recent vote that repealed net neutrality rules.
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Joshua Wright Presents an Antitrust Framework for Internet Governance
Publication Date: December 18, 2017
An article by George Mason University professor Joshua Wright explains the value of enabling the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to police internet service providers (ISPs).
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Joshua WrightTAP Scholar
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Why the FCC Should Prevent ISPs from Micromanaging Our Lives
Publication Date: December 12, 2017
Professors Evan Selinger and Brett Frischmann examine the net neutrality debate from the perspective that we are all content providers and content users. They believe that management of the internet should be based on the “timing and quantity of traffic flows.”
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Tim Wu Explains How the FCC’s Net Neutrality Plan Breaks with 50 Years of History
Publication Date: December 8, 2017
Columbia law professor Tim Wu provides a history lesson to help put FCC Chairman Pai’s proposed changes to net neutrality into perspective.
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Tim WuTAP Scholar
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The FCC Has Always Defended Net Neutrality. Why Stop Now?
Publication Date: December 1, 2017
Stanford law professor Barbara van Schewick provides insights into the decades-long commitment that the FCC and its different Chairmen have undertaken to protect an open and accessible internet.
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Nicholas Economides Says, “Don’t Gut Net Neutrality”
Publication Date: January 18, 2017
New York University economics professor Nicholas Economides explains why President-elect Trump’s appointments to the FCC’s transition team signals that net neutrality rules may be in danger.
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Nicholas EconomidesTAP Scholar
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