Weekend Linklings

The Net makes VRM possible. No Net, no VRM. So for this post I’ve gathered a bunch of stuff about the Net, starting with posts about neutrality and structural separation, and then moving on to other Net-threatening topics.

David Reed:Does the Internet need “governance?The short answer is no. The best long answer is here.  And we need it, because “Internet governance” is a hot topic. Pay close attention to what he says about “stakeholders.”

EFF:The White House Gets It Right On Net Neutrality. Will the FCC?

Susan Crawford (who worked for him), gives usObama’s Presidential Moment .

danah boyd:Net Neutrality is sooo much more than access to the “tubes”

Dane Jasper:Neutrality is just a symptom.

Benoît Felten:Let’s discuss structural separation.

Diffraction Analysis:Report: Can Structural Separation vis Spin-Offs Help Europe Achieve its Broadband Ambitions?

EFF:ISPs Removing Their Customers’ Email Encryption.

David Weinberger:Netflix is a Data Hog — and Other Myths about Net Neutrality.

Andreas Petlund:Reducing Internet Latency: The long term challenge of making the internet faster.

YouBrokeTheInternet.org

Quartz:Fox News viewers are the least informed about net neutrality.

Dave Burstein:First Look: How the Spectrum Shortage is Solved