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North Korea’s Internet Knocked Offline
Consequence for ballistic missile test? Internet access in North Korea suffers its largest outage in months on Thursday
Google Spins Out Secret Telecom Project Aalyria
Project Loon successor, Aalyria, seeks to “radically” improve satellite communications, Wi-Fi on planes and ships, and cellular connectivity
US Senators Plan Bill To Restore Net Neutrality
With FCC deadlocked, two democrat US senators are planning a bill to restore net neutrality regulations across the United States
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Warns Too Many Young People Lack Web Access
On the 32nd birthday of the World Wide Web, inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee calls for all young people around the world to gain web access
President Putin Signs Bill To Isolate Internet In Russia
Controversial law will route Russian web traffic through points controlled by Russian government
Russian Parliament Passes Bill To Isolate Internet
Controversial law would route Russian web traffic through points controlled by Russian government
Thousands Protest At Russian Internet Restrictions
Over 15,000 people protest in Moscow after Russian government moves to tighten control of Internet
Alphabet To Deploy Google Project Loon In Kenya
Balloon-powered high speed Internet to arrive in rural Kenya thanks to Project Loon deployment
Google’s Project Loon Leaps Forward With Weather-Predicting Machine Learning
Google is now "years closer" to rolling out a network of the balloons thanks to machine learning
Google Offers Internet Access For Cuba Amid Historic Obama Visit
Cubans to receive Google Internet access as frosty relationship between the two nations thaws
Facebook Free Basics Suspended In Egypt
More trouble for Zuckerberg's free internet access scheme as Egypt joins India in suspending it
Facebook Free Internet Hits Indian Regulator Buffers
Net neutrality halts Facebook's attempts to provide India with free Internet service
Google’s Project Loon Set For Massive Indonesian Trial
Google X's balloon Internet project looks to reach 100 million Indonesians
Facebook Reportedly Abandons Internet.org Satellites
Is space the final frontier for Facebook? Reports suggest it has abandoned satellite plans for Internet.org
Facebook’s Internet.org Criticised In Open Letter
Open letter accuses Mark Zuckerberg of creating a walled garden with the Internet.org initative
Facebook Touts Free Internet For Colombians
Facebook continues Internet.org push with app that offers free Web access to people in Colombia
China Cracks Down On 50 ‘Violating’ Websites
Cyberspace Administration of China says sites breached policies on pornography and political news
Doubts Raised Over Global Internet Governance Body
Is the NetMundial Initiative, which seeks to create a world governing body for the Internet, in trouble?
Families Without Internet Miss Out On Childcare Tax Break
A Treasury minister has reportedly admitted that nearly 200,000 families are likely to face problems registering for the upcoming tax break, which can only be applied for online
Google Claims Progress On Balloon Internet Plan
The search engine has said it expects to have a 'semi-permanent' ring of Internet access balloons in place within a year
Internet To Reach Three Billion Users By Year End
Figures reveal booming demand for the Internet in developing countries, on top of growing mobile broadband usage
Facebook Mulls Drones And Satellites For Web Push
Facebook buys a small British firm as it investigates drone, satellite and laser technology for its Internet.org push
Syrian Internet Restored After Nationwide Blackout
War-torn Syria suffers another nationwide online blackout, with fingers pointed firmly at the Government
Facebook Looks To Drone Technology To Connect The World To The Web
Potential purchase of drone specialists Titan Aerospace will allow Facebook to further expand its Internet.org connectivity project
World Wide Web ‘An Especially Good Thing’ As It Nears 25th Birthday
76 percent of people believe that the World Wide Web has been good for society as it approaches its 25th birthday
Google Seeks Testers For Balloon-Based Internet
Google wants you, or more specifically Google's Project Loon wants people who live in California's Central Valley and who would be willing to let Google install some Loon equipment on their property. The search engine giant wants he ...
Facebook And Partners Back Internet.org For Global Internet Access
Mark Zuckerberg announces the Internet.org project that aims to bring cheaper internet access to the world's developing countries
Low Cost Airline Readies Free In-Flight Wi-Fi
An American airline is reportedly about to launch in-flight Wi-Fi, free-of-charge for its passengers
Sweden Tops World Wide Web Index, UK Comes Third
Sir Tim Berners-Lee calls for reduced cost and better access