Two-Tier Internet & The End of Freedom of Speech 364
Max Fomitchev writes "The proposed Two-Tier Internet bill threatens not only to raise prices on goods and services served online but also to seriously hamper free speech on Internet by allowing telecom providers choking user pages and blogs not associated with major content providers. What a perfect way of censorship..."
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And in other news... (Score:2, Funny)
Film at 11.
From the article (Score:2, Funny)
Sweet. So as long as we haven't heard about it, they're not actually doing it??? Then WTH is Slashdot doing, posting this crap and ruining the Internet for all of us?
Re:Enough of the Editorializing Already (Score:4, Funny)
Yes it does -- every human being on the planet has a right to be heard every time they speak. Not just Americans! Every human being on the planet has this right.
NSA is out there, burning billions of dollars and quadrillions of exaflops of computing power, all in a valiant effort to defend your right to be heard. And you just knock 'em off like that. Such ingratitude!
*what* two-tier bill? bad grammer, worse research? (Score:1, Funny)
"is ought to be stopped too"? Nice grammar, Max.
*What* bill? I understand that Thomas (http://thomas.loc.gov/) isn't always up-to-date, but, really, if there's any "bill" to be stopped, there oughta be an S. or H.R. reference number.
"Hi, I wanted to let Representative Foo know that I oppose the 'Two-Tier Internet bill' and hope she will, too."
"I see. What bill number is that?"
"Uh, I dunno. Max is ought to should said but didn't."
It's a cost-saver. (Score:2, Funny)