The Daily Populous

Monday June 12nd, 2017 night edition

image for The 8 members of Congress that support the FCC's net neutrality repeal received over $4.5 million in telecom donations

Mignon Clyburn, the only pro net neutrality FCC commissioner, called the action a first step towards “Destroying Internet Freedom.”

In the US Congress, eight members, both Senators and House Representatives, have come forward in support of the FCC’s net neutrality “update” with a formal statement of support or by contributing to party’s anti net neutrality talking points.

These eight politicians have received over 4.5 million from telecommunication companies and internet service providers (ISPs).

The members of Congress that support the FCC’s plan to kill net neutrality have received millions from telecoms and ISPs.

Below are the names and the amount of telecom money that these members of Congress have received.

These are the 8 members of Congress that have publicly supported the FCC’s plan to destroy net neutrality.

A recent survey conducted by Mozilla showed that the majority of Americans, both Republicans and Democrats, support net neutrality. »

Senators Say Binding Arbitration Helps AT&T Dodge Accountability

Authored by dslreports.com

AT&T was a pioneer in using fine print to try and ban their customers from suing them via class action, instead forcing users into binding arbitration where corporations win more often than not.

This week AT&T took some heat from a handful of Senators claiming that AT&T uses this process to dodge accountability for bad behavior.

And while class action lawsuits certainly have their own problems, critics of binding arbitration say it's a "solution" that's actually worse than the problem it professes to cure. »

Israel Successfully Hacked ISIS Computers; Trump Leaked It to the Russians, NYT Reports

Authored by haaretz.com

The source of the classified intelligence that U.S. President Donald Trump shared with Russian officials in May was information Israel obtained after hacking computers belonging to ISIS, the New York Times reported Monday.

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The revelation that Trump shared sensitive intelligence with Russia raises the possibility that the information could be subsequently leaked to Iran. »