
Putin wants his own internet
Then we can control people better
Word on the street is that the Tsar of all the Russias, Vladimir Putin, thinks that his empire would better off it had an internet he could control.

Trump wants to tax internet businesses
Give money to the poor telco monopolies
President Donald “Prince of Orange” Trump’s FCC is considering taxing internet companies and giving the money to the ISP monopolies.

Half the world is using the internet
ITU figures
The United Nations agency for information and communication technologies the ITU has been asking around and estimates that at the end of 2018, 51.2 percent of the global population, or 3.9 billion people, will be using the internet.

FCC says it legally cannot police the internet
Changes definitions to suit its case
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened its defence of its net neutrality repeal, telling a court that it has no authority to keep the net neutrality rules in place.

Internet and social media has plateaued
At least in the US
Internet, social media use and device ownership in the US have plateaued after years of growth, according to beancounters at Pew.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee wants to save the internet
Vanquishing big tech with lashings of open sauce
Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the World Wide Web has a plan to rescue his creation from the clutches of big US tech.

Internet will be split in two
Schmidt hits out
The internet will split into two different worlds within the next decade – and China will lead one of them, according to Eric Schmidt.

Alphabet brings balloon internet to Kenya
Loony Tunes? We don't think so
A division of Alphabet – Google's parent company – has struck a deal with Telkom Kenya to bring the internet to people of the country.

People to spend more time on the net than watching TV
First time
According to estimates from media agency Zenith, next year, for the first time, people will spend more time using the internet than watching TV.

India invented the internet thousands of years ago
Government minister touts ancient Indian engineering feat
Ancient Indians invented the internet thousands of years ago, according to an Indian government minister.