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4 weeks ago

NYT was wrong about Google?

@NYTimes is wrong. We’ve not had any convos with VZN about paying for carriage of our traffic. We remain committed to an open internet.

Apparently the Google Net Neutrality story is false (according to Google’s twitter) but regardless this is still an ongoing issue. Corporations will continue to try and erode net neutrality.

Read more here: “Net neutrality is foremost free speech issue of our time.

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4 weeks ago with 9 notes

Tagged: net neutrality google verizon FCC evil

Google decides to be evil.

WASHINGTON — Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege.

Such an agreement could overthrow a once-sacred tenet of Internet policy known as net neutrality, in which no form of content is favored over another. In its place, consumers could soon see a new, tiered system, which, like cable television, imposes higher costs for premium levels of service.

Read more at the NYT

The deal marks the beginning of the end of the Internet as you know it. Since its beginnings, the Net was a level playing field that allowed all content to move at the same speed, whether it’s ABC News or your uncle’s video blog. That’s all about to change, and the result couldn’t be more bleak for the future of the Internet, for television, radio and independent voices.

Read more at Huffington Post

Do something about it here.

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