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These 26 words ‘created the internet.’ Now the Supreme Court may be coming for them

Brian Fung, CNN February 18, 2023

CNN— Congress, the White House and now the US Supreme Court are all focusing their attention on a federal law that’s long served as a legal shield for online platforms. This week, the Supreme Court...

For those in crisis, 988 serves as a new Portage County lifeline

For those in crisis, 988 serves as a new Portage County lifeline

Emma Andrus, Editor-in-Chief September 13, 2022

On the morning of July 16, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline went into effect nationwide. The 24/7 helpline is a call and text service that provides anonymity as well as “free and confidential emotional...

Albert Fisler is a columnist for the Daily Kent Stater. Contact him at afisler@kent.edu.

Opinion: Is piracy the Internet agent of social change?

Albert Fisler May 1, 2014

The demand for Internet has become a technological need in the past decade, and ultimately, Internet speed has become an insatiable want as well. From loading YouTube and Netflix videos to online gaming,...

Our View: The death of a neutral Web

DKS Editors April 24, 2014

Proposed policy changes announced on Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission might signal a decisive funeral toll for net neutrality — the idea that Internet users should have equal access...