I write about tech, media, politics, corruption, consumer rights, and sustainable, locally-owned alternatives to telecom monopoly power.
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Karl Bode’s articles predominantly focus on legal policy regulation, government announcements, and citing data. His themes cover privacy & cybersecurity, software & SaaS, and content & publishing.
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While “AI” (language learning models) certainly could help journalism, the fail upward brunchlords in charge of most modern media outlets instead see the technology as a way to cut corner…
By: Karl Bode
Way back during the battle during net neutrality, you might recall all the sleazy shit telecom giants did to tip the scales in their favor.
By: Karl Bode
Some of these locations may require $100,000 for a terrestrial wireline connection.
By: Karl Bode
We've noted for decades that U.S. telecom security and privacy standards aren't great. T-Mobile has been hacked so many times in the last five years it's
For the better part of the last thirty years, telecom giants and “free market” libertarian think tanks have told anybody who'd listen that gutting regulatory oversight of the U.S. wireless and broadband markets would result in near-Utopian outcomes across innovation and competition.
By: Karl Bode
Long before TikTok histrionics took root, you might recall that numerous members of Congress spent numerous years freaking about another Chinese company: Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei.
I've covered the cable TV and broadband industries for a long while, and for the vast majority of that time, U.S. regulators have looked the other way while companies rip consumers off with hidden fees. At some point the U.S. just decided that this type of false advertising was a form of
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Thu, Dec 19th 2024 05:29am - Karl Bode We've documented in detail how the whole AT&T–>Time Warner–>Warner Brothers Discovery merger
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During peak COVID in 2021, when everybody was freaking out about how shitty and expensive U.S. broadband was for telecommuting and home education, NY state officials had an idea: what if we pass a law demanding that ISPs try to provide cheap broadband (a piddly 25 Mbps for $15) to low income families.
I’ve noted for years how the U.S. is simply too corrupt to pass a modern internet-era privacy law or regulate dodgy data brokers. So we are subjected to a parade of privacy and security scand…
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