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A new top level domain for global good
Can introducing a new top level domain with all websites using the domain either contributing to a social/enviro fund or committing a percent of revenues to good causes help solve converging global challenges? more...Is adding new Top Level Domains good for the future of the internet?
Is the introduction of many new web addresses ending in names such as .newyork or .travel good or bad news for the Internet's future?more...The internet should not be traffic neutral
Ten percent of internet users hog 75% of internet bandwidth, leading to slower download speeds for everyone else. Those uploading videos and high-resolution photos to multimedia sharing sites like Flickr and YouTube effectively slow down the speed at which everyone else can check their e-mail. So...more...Do you agree that there should be a centralised opt-out system for phonebooks?
At a time when Ofcom is reviewing BT's obligation to deliver a phonebook to every household in the UK every year, 192.com is calling for the government to impose a centralised scheme where UK citizens can opt-out of receiving a phonebook much like the Mail Preference Service (MPS) set up by the D...more...The United States has become more than just a hegemon; it has become an empire.
According to Ferguson (2003), "the very concept of 'hegemony' is really just a way to avoid talking about empire, 'empire' being a word to which most Americans remain averse." To what extent is this true? Has the United States really gone beyond being just another great power? Its mi...more...TV licensing fees are unfair for students
Under current registration TV licenses are require by every household or occupant of a rented room separated by a locked door, for instance, most student accommodation. Most students would have had reminder letters that they need to pay but the current cost for a TV license is £139.50, the unfort...more...consumerism
Parents are blaming the media for over commercializing their children and creating a generation of spoilt young people who judge their worth by their possessions. Yet it is often parents who eventually go out and buy the 'unnecessary' products and let children sit in front of the TV watching hour...more...This house believes contemporary society was created more through chance than design.
Contemporary society is a vast, complex system with a myriad of factors affecting its formation and expansion. Was it by design or chance that society has ended up how it is today? more...Inheritance tax should be raised to 100% for everyone born in the UK
Ultimately one of the greatest sources of economic and social inequality in modern society is money passed from parents to children. I would therefore suggest that the state confiscates (or taxes if you prefer the term) all the money passed on by anybody born in the UK when they die. more...BitTorrent & FileSharing : Which side are you ??
The Pirate Bay, Mininova, IsoHunt. The list of such torrent sites is endless. The music and film industry call them a breeding ground for piracy. The software industry hates them. They've been raided by the police and have lawsuits pending against them. They got shut down but they came back on. A...more...
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