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Archives: Internet
![In consumer victory over Telcoms, Fed Appeals court Upholds Net Neutrality](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/in-consumer-victory-over-telcoms-187x137.jpg)
In consumer victory over Telcoms, Fed Appeals court Upholds Net Neutrality
By Kit Walsh | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - In a crucial win for Internet users, today a federal appeals court upheld [PDF] clear net neutrality rules that will let us…![Why does Iran fear Kim Kardashian is a 007 Targeting Tehran?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/why-does-iran-fear-kim-kardashia-187x137.jpg)
Why does Iran fear Kim Kardashian is a 007 Targeting Tehran?
Joya Mia Italiano and Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV2 Video Report) | - - "Iranian officials have reportedly accused Kim Kardashian West of working for Instagram as a secret agent. The Iranian Revolutionary…![ISIL to Trapped people of Mosul: No TV or Internet for You!](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/isil-to-trapped-people-of-mosul-187x137.jpg)
ISIL to Trapped people of Mosul: No TV or Internet for You!
Niqash.org | (Mosul) | - - The Islamic State has issued orders banning satellite TV because it spreads false news. They’re also demanding all Internet users’ names to find spies sending information…![Syrian independent media offers bold challenge to extremism](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/syrian-independent-media-offers-187x137.jpg)
Syrian independent media offers bold challenge to extremism
By Julia Taleb | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | - - On January 10, the Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group in Syria, stormed the headquarters of Radio Fresh in Kafranbel and…![The Evolution of Social Media use in Mideast 5 years after the Youth Revolts](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/the-evolution-of-social-media-us-187x137.jpg)
The Evolution of Social Media use in Mideast 5 years after the Youth Revolts
By Damian Radcliffe | (The Conversation) | - - In 2011, the Arab Spring rocked many parts of the Middle East. Regime change in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya saw the departure of…![Anti-Orientalism: Artists 3-D Scan looted Egyptian treasure in German museum](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/anti-orientalism-artists-3-d-sca-187x137.jpg)
Anti-Orientalism: Artists 3-D Scan looted Egyptian treasure in German museum
By Cory Doctorow | ( Boing Boing | - - Nora Al-Badri and Jan Nikolai Nelles, an Iraqi/German artistic duo, covertly scanned a famous looted Egyptian treasure, the Bust of Queen Nefertiti,…![Daesh/ ISIL in the Digital Realm v2.0](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/daesh-isil-in-the-digital-realm-187x137.jpg)
Daesh/ ISIL in the Digital Realm v2.0
By Michael Degerald | ( History X ISIS ) Not long ago I wrote a piece that explored various facets of how Daesh, the organization, relates to the internet most broadly. The…![Iraq: Facebook Group debunks hate-provoking Urban Legends on Social Media](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/iraq-facebook-group-debunks-hate-187x137.jpg)
Iraq: Facebook Group debunks hate-provoking Urban Legends on Social Media
Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | - - An extremist ‘hero’ with a mortar in his shoulder. A secret plot bringing the Iraqi Kurdish and the Islamic State together. Iraqi social media can…![Can Twitter be Sued for ‘Facilitating’ ISIL Terrorism?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/can-twitter-be-sued-for-facilita-187x137.jpg)
Can Twitter be Sued for ‘Facilitating’ ISIL Terrorism?
By Bruce Baer Arnold | (The Conversation) | - - If ISIS and its supporters use Twitter to facilitate terrorist action or merely spread propaganda, is the social network liable? A lawsuit…![donate-button](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/IMG_4261-187x137.jpg)
Annual Informed Comment Fundraiser: Support Indie Journalism
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - It is that fundraising time of year again, folks. This year everyone who contributes $100 or more to Informed Comment by Paypal will…![Syria: When al-Assad Regime shuts off Internet, State Violence Spikes](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/syria-when-al-assad-regime-shuts-187x137.jpg)
Syria: When al-Assad Regime shuts off Internet, State Violence Spikes
By Sarah Myers West | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - EFF has noted and protested when authorities deliberately cut off Internet access in times of unrest. As a restraint on the…![Young Middle East Millennials’ Digital Split From Fundamentalism (Cole Interview)](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/young-middle-east-millennials-di-187x137.jpg)
Young Middle East Millennials’ Digital Split From Fundamentalism (Cole Interview)
Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV Video Interview) | - - "Millennials in the Middle East are forming a clear generational gap between themselves and their elders, with the digital revolution effecting a sweeping…![TPP and Fast Track Harm Web Creativity and Users’ Rights: Tech Companies to Congress](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/tpp-and-fast-track-harm-web-crea-187x137.jpg)
TPP and Fast Track Harm Web Creativity and Users’ Rights: Tech Companies to Congress
By Maira Sutton | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - In a In a joint letter to Congress released this week, more than 250 technology companies and user rights organizations say that the…![What Islamic State learned from the mad men of the ad world](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/what-islamic-state-learned-from-187x137.jpg)
What Islamic State learned from the mad men of the ad world
By Mike Marinetto | (The Conversation) | - John Bartle, Nigel Bogle and John Hegarty were the mad men of the 1980s. Their BBH ad agency was the marketing genius behind Levi’s…![Iraqis on Social Media Fight Extremists Online](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/iraqis-on-social-media-fight-ext-187x137.jpg)
Iraqis on Social Media Fight Extremists Online
By Ahmad Mohammed | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - The extremist Islamic State group has worked the Internet to it's advantage from the very start of its campaign in Iraq. Locals have…![Massive win for Internet Liberty as FCC Mandates Equal Access for All](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/massive-win-for-internet-liberty1-187x137.jpg)
Massive win for Internet Liberty as FCC Mandates Equal Access for All
By Jeremy Gillula and Mitch Stoltz | ( Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - As expected, the FCC’s new rules forbid ISPs from charging Internet users for special treatment on their networks. It…![Huge Win for the Open Internet! FCC Officially Embraces Title II](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/huge-win-for-the-open-internet-f-187x137.jpg)
Huge Win for the Open Internet! FCC Officially Embraces Title II
By Corynne McSherry | Electronic Frontier Foundation | -- Well done, Team Internet. After a year of intense activism, we may have finally convinced the Federal Communications Commission to change course and…![Saudi’s Barbaric Flogging for Blogging, explained by a Blogger](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/saudis-barbaric-flogging-for-blo-187x137.jpg)
Saudi’s Barbaric Flogging for Blogging, explained by a Blogger
BBC News | --- "Blogger Raif Badawi has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for criticising Saudi Arabian clerics on his internet blog. British blogger Sunny Hundal said…![Twitter mirth Ensues after Steve Emerson’s nonsense on Fox about Birmingham as Muslim ‘no-go’ Enclave](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622005210im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/twitter-mirth-ensues-after-steve-187x137.jpg)