The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Web

The Politics of the Web

The internet is running out of IP addresses, but everything will be okay. [Mashable]

The U.S. helps support a "shadow internet" to assist dissidents around the globe. [Reuters]

This Weiner is staying put: New York Congressman Anthony Weiner fights calls for his resignation. [CBS]

Some U.S. Senators want to fight "bitcoin," a new internet-based currency they say is being used to further the global drug trade. [PC World]

It's official: The United Nations declares internet...