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07 September 2010

Seen the new anti-net-neutrality ads? So, I was watching Bourdain's 100th episode last night, and it seemed that every other commercial break was filled with these very slick, industry-funded ads against net-neutrality legislation. Has anyone else seen these? Real hard-core "private industry built the Internet" stuff.

post by: Thorzdad at: 07:12 | 5 comments

Well, yeah! It would be socialism!

posted by Obscure Reference 07 September | 08:20

At least we know the internet was born in this country.

posted by Obscure Reference 07 September | 08:21

Haven't seen one yet.

"private industry built the Internet"; cute. Like a lot of things government money pays for the research and to establish the infrastructure that allows for private money to come in and make a profit and then the private money bristles at the thought of any public oversight.

posted by arse_hat 07 September | 09:30

Private industry ^^{shamelessly latched onto the teat of government largesse and now have profited to the point where they now feel entitled to shamelessly screw the users for whom the government} built the Internet.

posted by tortillathehun 07 September | 19:08

I haven't seen those, but here in Alabama there have been a lot of ads lately featuring drawling Southerners talking about how bad raising taxes on energy companies would be for the economy. It's filmed to look like a local TV spot, but then again the fine print says it's funded by the American Petroleum Institute.

posted by Rhaomi 07 September | 23:36

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