Online Platforms and Entrepreneurship
A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on online platforms and their impact on entrepreneurs in the U.S. In the first panel, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon representatives talked…
96,474 viewsA House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on online platforms and their impact on entrepreneurs in the U.S. In the first panel, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon representatives talked…
96,474 viewsTechnology watcher Tim Wu talked about his book, The Curse of Bigness. In his work, Mr. Wu argues that present-day big technology companies have power and influence similar to Standard Oil a…
425 viewsAuthors discussed the business and politics of technology.
574 viewsLaw scholars, antitrust experts, and former Microsoft and technology company executives took part in the first panel of a Yelp day-long conference analyzing the 2001 U.S. v. Microsoft antitr…
278 viewsTimothy Wu, who coined the phrase “net neutrality,” talked about technology issues and the debate over how to manage the Internet. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was considering…
841 viewsPanelists talked about the concept of “open Internet,” also know as “net neutrality,” and whether the Internet is a public utility. “Open Internet” refers to the idea that Internet providers…
1,204 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on the ability of antitrust laws versus Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations to ensure “net neutrality.” "Net neutrality," also known as open …
1,753 viewsTwo authors discussed their books on the history of communications industries. Richard John, the author of Network Nation: Inventing American Telecommunications (2010), focused on the histor…
593 viewsThe Federal Communications Commission held a public en banc hearing regarding broadband network management practices. Topics discussed included network neutrality and piracy. Also discussed …
286 viewsIn a hearing titled, “Content Providers' Access to Phone and Cable Networks,” witnesses testified about Internet access issues, the state of competition amongst Internet service providers, …
416 viewsTechnology experts talked about Internet infrastructure and the potential impact of broadband technology on the future of the Internet. Among the issues they addressed were principles for po…
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