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05 August 2010

So long, net neutrality. Hello, "web priority." Silly people, the Internet does not belong to you. Just like everything else, it belongs to corporations. →[More:]

(Not posting this to MeFi, because, well, I work for the paper.)

post by: Eideteker at: 10:09 | 7 comments

So how close is this to an ISP being responsible for what its users do?

posted by Obscure Reference 05 August | 10:49

@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.

@GooglePubPolicy (don't know if this is a verified account)

posted by desjardins 05 August | 10:55

Just saw that tweet, Jen (and came here to post it). Thanks!

(btw, this has been posted to MeFi. Sorry if you prefer your MeCha to be apolitical!)

posted by Eideteker 05 August | 11:11

I just saw that tweet too. It was sent to me by a google employee, so I believe it.

posted by Obscure Reference 05 August | 11:18

I would phrase that one sentence as "A bottle of vitaminwater contains 33 grams of sugar, making it a soft drink."

posted by Wolfdog 05 August | 12:01

Damn it, I do that far too often. Stoopid me.

posted by Wolfdog 05 August | 12:09

@googlepubpolicy comment about @nytimes story refutes something The Times story didn’t say. NYT stands by the reporting. /DM

-http://twitter.com/NYTimesComm/status/20411588472

Oh snap.

posted by Eideteker 05 August | 15:10

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