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[Commlist] New Book: After Net Neutrality

Tue Oct 22 16:55:47 GMT 2019





David Elliot Berman and Victor Pickard have a new book out:
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*After Net Neutrality: A New Deal for the Digital Age *

/After Net Neutrality: A New Deal for the Digital Age /(Yale University Press, 2019) is both a primer that explains net neutrality’s history and politics, as well as an argument for a more equitable framework for internet regulation. Pickard and Berman assert that we should see access to the internet not as a commodity but as a public good necessary for sustaining democratic society in the twenty first century. They reframe the threat to net neutrality as more than a conflict between content providers like Netflix and internet service providers like Comcast—they argue it is part of the much wider project to commercialize the public sphere and undermine the free speech essential for democracy. Readers will come away with a better understanding of the key concepts underpinning the net neutrality battle and rallying points for future action to democratize online communication.

Early praise for /After Net Neutrality/:

"An essential primer and a great read. Highly recommended."—Tim Wu, author of /The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires/
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"Pickard and Berman have written the best introduction to net neutrality and the broader policymaking surrounding the internet that I have ever read. It is perfect for students or citizens eager to understand some of the most important issues of our times. Must reading."—Robert W. McChesney, author of /Digital Disconnect:/ /How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy/
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"Want to know how the internet went from democracy's promise to democracy’s peril? It's all right here in an eminently readable and essential book.  And a plan for action, too!"—Hon. Michael J. Copps, former FCC Commissioner

/After Net Neutrality: A New Deal for the Digital Age/ is available now:

https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300241402/after-net-neutrality

amzn.com/0300241402 <https://www.amzn.com/0300241402>



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