A global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide.
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Will there be 50 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020?
According to this infographic in an article from BAE, they make the claim that the internet is predicted to have 50 billion non-human users by 2020.
Discounting the main purpose of the article, where do they get that claim from? Is this based in…
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Is US ahead or behind of EU in terms of broadband Internet access?
Today New America Foundation has published a report "The Cost of Connectivity 2013:
A comparison of high-speed Internet prices in 24 cities around the world"
It has been covered by media, mostly in a tone that US is lagging behind and lacking…
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Is the Perspectus Global "uncool emojis" survey real?
Daily Mail's article Thumb-down to the thumbs-up! Study reveals the cringeworthy emojis that are SO middle-aged and leave Gen Z youngsters rolling their eyes says
A spokesman for Perspectus Global said: 'Those who still use the thumbs up emoji in…
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Are/were US broadband internet service providers making 90%+ profit margins?
A 2012 blog article from Stop The Cap quotes the Wall Street Journal (without a link) as saying:
Cable executives and analysts say that about 90% of the money cable operators charge for broadband goes straight to gross profits, since there are…
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Do Lovoo and Ashley Madison use chatbots ("fembots") to flirt with male customers?
Sites such as Ashley Madison and German dating site Lovoo have been accused of creating and programming fake female profiles to flirt with male customers. Although creating a profile for membership is free on those sites, it will cost money to…
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Did Near, a prominent emulator developer, take their own life?
A couple of weeks ago, there was news in the gaming-related media that Near, the developer of SNES emulators, has reportedly died by suicide.
However, the proof of this is an anonymous document posted by somebody who claims to be Near's real life…
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Can mobile phone cell towers be spoofed in ways that allow interception of calls?
There are multiple forms of evidence that people can spoof cell towers and monitor cells. This Forbes article reports a proof of concept that works for 2G technology. This article from The Register reports a more nuanced expert's view that:
False…
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Is Internet gambling more harmful than regular gambling?
There is legislation in place in a number of Westernised countries such as the U.S. and Australia that makes certain aspects of gambling over the Internet illegal.
One of the major justifications for these laws is the assertion that online gambling…
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Does Google hire "human filters"?
This youtube video The Worst Job at Google - The Human Filter; claims that Google hire people to inspect content, and determine if they contain illegal contents.
It is based on a 2012 Buzzfeed story.
His role at the tech company mainly consisted of…
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Is Google causing 40% of the CO2 emission of all internet traffic?
In Switzerland we sometimes have not very well researched articles in the free newspaper '20 Minuten Friday'.They now claim in a video that Google is causing 40% of the CO2 emission of the internet traffic.
Title: Your Google search is bad for the…
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Do small businesses that are on the Internet grow twice as fast?
Google claims in their Project Loon video (1:07) that (transcription mine):
And because small businesses that are on the internet grow twice as fast, everyone could create new opportunities for everyone.
Ironically, searching Google itself does…
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Did Al Gore invent the internet?
"Al Gore invented the internet."
-Everyone
"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
-Al Gore
"...Gore took credit for the Internet..."
-Declan McCullagh
Did Al Gore invent the internet?
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Is it true that online therapy for mental conditions is as good, if not better, as in person?
I've red a number of articles claiming that online therapy, in particular for mental disorders, is more effective than in person therapy. Though they do site studies, I find this very hard to believe and am looking for details as to how such a study…
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Did the Pakistan government accidentally cause YouTube to become unusable in 2008?
From the source of all knowledge
On February 22, 2008, Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA)
attempted to block regional access to YouTube following a government
order. The attempt inadvertently caused a worldwide YouTube blackout
that…
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How much does an ISP pay for traffic?
The announcement of the german ISP Deutsche Telekom to throttle flatrates in the future, with the lowest limit being 75 GB per month, caused quite a media echo in Germany.
One claim from a small router company was repeated by several media sources…
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