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In Harm's Way: The Dangers of a World Without Net Neutrality | Electronic Frontier Foundation

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English: Logo of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) In Harm's Way: The Dangers of a World Without Net Neutrality | Electronic Frontier Foundation :  " In 2005, Telus , a Canadian ISP, blocked access to a website that was used to plan actions by the Telecommunications Workers Union during a strike. In 2007, AT&T deleted Eddy Vedder’s criticism of George W. Bush during a webcasted Pearl Jam concert.  Although AT&T was technically acting in the capacity of a content provider, content providers and Internet providers have merged dramatically in the past few years, resulting in the lines becoming uncomfortably blurred. This sort of censorship threatens both innovation and free speech."   ...ero. Related articles In Harm's Way: The Dangers of a World Without Net Neutrality Resetting the Net. E.F.F. Still confused about net neutrality? Here's what you need to know

"free" from any social and legal moderation

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i read with interest your posted article by Crystal Shepeard at CARE2  regulations require funding for oversight agencies. the GoP has spent the last four decades ensuring that Government does not work under the rubric "Cutting Costs, Lowering Taxes, and creating business-friendly environments" all to the benefit of Korporations like Freedom Industries who are left "free" from any social and legal moderation,this clipping says it all:  [At the time of the article, the EPA had spent eight years under the George W. Bush administration ’s direction, which was less than supportive of environmental causes.  With the election of Barack Obama , the agency has had more support from the White House , but has been held back by cuts to its budget from House Republicans] Related articles Emails show extensive collaboration between EPA, environmentalist orgs The Slow Motion Lynching of President Barack Obama By: Frank Schaeffer EPA Chief Can't Answer Questio...