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Don't let trade shut down the Internet: Weekly news update from OpenMedia.ca | May 22 2013 | Arielle dela Cruz Yip | Here is Arielle with the Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca, introducing Our Fair Deal Coalition.
Want to start the next Occupy revolution? There's an app for that | May 13 2013 | rabble staff | Veteran filmmaker and Occupy activist Velcrow Ripper has launched a new app designed to inspire a new breed of Occupy protests.
Bell's back for the takeover: Weekly news update from Openmedia.ca | May 10 2013 | Arielle dela Cruz Yip | This week's update talks about the Bell Astral Takeover.
Cell Phone Providers Step Up their Price Gouging | May 9 2013 | Catherine Hart, OpenMedia.ca, Policy Coordinator | The Industry Minister’s inaction has left a vacuum for Big Telecom to act with impunity, as new charges are added to our bills for no reason
Michael Froman: Don't criminalize our Internet use | May 9 2013 | Catherine Hart, OpenMedia.ca, Policy Coordinator | Michael Froman was just appointed as the new Trans Pacific Partnership chief negotiator, providing a unique window of opportunity to speak out against the criminalizing of our Internet use
Digging for stories and crowdsourcing data in the age of the amateur | May 8 2013 | Ben Forrest, Jessica Ellis, Kaanayo Nwachukwu, Mekhala Gunaratne, Nick Boisvert | A look at what citizen journalism can tell us about citizen science.
Looking at the intersections between citizen science and citizen journalism | May 8 2013 | Citizen Science | What are the differences and the similarities between citizen science and citizen journalism?
Is Bell taking over Astral to get millions in public subsidies? | May 7 2013 | Catherine Hart, OpenMedia.ca | Bell's proposed takeover of Astral Media would worsen media concentration and give Bell millions in public funds
Big Data: The role of citizen scientists in the age of information abundance | May 3 2013 | Brendan McConnell, Brent Boles, Lola Fakinlede | Scientists have access to more information than ever before -- they need your help to sort it. The latest in our series on Citizen Science.
Citizen science: Big Data | May 3 2013 | Citizen Science | Why is big data important and how can citizen science can make data accessible and understandable to the general public?
Stop the Hollyweb!
May 3 is International Day Against DRM: Stop the Hollyweb! | May 2 2013 | Bob Chandler | Microsoft, Google, Netflix and the BBC have teamed up in an attempt to build Digital Restrictions Management into core web standards. This move is a serious threat to the free and open web.
Is CISPA dead? U.S. spying bill may be back | Apr 30 2013 | Catherine Hart, OpenMedia.ca | The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Will the spying bill be killed by the Senate, and what does this mean for online privacy?
Citizen scientists: Vital to the future of science | Apr 30 2013 | Alyssa Ashton, Amar Shah, Rubab Abid | While citizen science may not be equal to the work done in labs, professionals are working to design projects that still produce valuable scientific data, especially in the field of medical science.
Citizen science: Getting started | Apr 30 2013 | Citizen Science | Citizen science is a growing movement that's joining professional scientists with regular people around the world.
Can citizen science activism come to the rescue? | Apr 26 2013 | Andrea Smith, Dalal Kheder, Idil Mussa, Natalie Paddon | While the 'muzzling' of Canadian government scientists is worrying to some democracy advocates, citizen science activism is one movement that is providing greater transparency.

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