The FCC just voted to reclassify internet providers (ISPs) as Title I information services, and the internet as we know it is likely to change. Since 2015, ISPs had beenclassified as Title II “common carriers,” or utilities. Title II classification means stricter federal regulation in order to, in theory, better protect consumers’ access to the […]

Advances in digital technology have made measuring individual interactions with content at scale common practice. Now cryptocurrencies, and more importantly the blockchain technology that underpins them, may clear the way for users to be directly compensated for the time they spend consuming content. Is this the next step towards improving the ad-supported business model? Or […]