8.22.2010

On the Google/Verizon plan to kill the net - but neutrally, of course

Verizon & Google Want to Kill the Open Internet -- Media Mogul Confirms Their Bad Intentions | Media and Culture | AlterNet

We've already seen examples of political censorship over mobile networks. In 2007, Verizon refused to run a pro-choice text message from advocacy group NARAL, due to its supposedly 'unsavory' nature. Yes, this happened; yes, this kind of censorship would be continue to be legal under the Google-Verizon deal; and yes, Google, this is evil.

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