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Why zero-rated mobile phone content is a nation-builder

The new mobile licence conditions, which insist networks provide educational content for free, will start to bridge the digital divide

  • David Harrison
4 min read
David Cameron and Boris Johnson.
BERNIE SANDERS

US Congress appeals ruling on net neutrality

The issue of net neutrality isn’t black and white, displaying both positive and negative consequences

  • Arielle Schwartz
4 min read
A target of universal broadband access in South Africa by 2020 has been set
CENSORSHIP

What is net neutrality and why it matters

The US’s Federal Communications Commission looks to end the 2015 Open Internet Order on Thursday. Here’s a guide to net neutrality and why it matters.

  • Staff Reporter
8 min read
‘I had to find ways to compensate for my lack of masculinity,’ says the writer (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS

Dear MTN and Vodacom, don’t dictate to us how to use the internet

By trying to bully services like WhatsApp and Skype, MTN and Vodacom are unlevelling the online playing field.

  • Andrew Verrijdt
5 min read