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Xeni on Rachel Maddow Show: John McCain vs. the Internet
Eternally excellent Rachel Maddow allowed me to join her tonight (pretty much the only reason I own a TV now is to watch her show) for a discussion about John McCain's "Internet Freedom Act," also known as "The Great Telecom Reacharound of 2009." Why is the former presidential candidate who ...
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“Internet Freedom”: How Statists Corrupt Our Language
Technology Liberation Front — ... .” So Orwell would not have been surprised to see the term “Internet Freedom” captured by those who advocate an increased role for government (i.e., Big Brother) online. Nor would Orwell had been surprised to see these advocates claim Orwell for themselves, insisting that opponents of government regulation are the ones corrupting language. There is perhaps no better example of this than MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow’s comments in an interview with Boing Boing’s Xeni Jardin about the divisive issue of “Net Neutrality” regulations: ...

"Internet Freedom": How Statists Corrupt Our Language
The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog — ... ." So Orwell would not have been surprised to see the term "Internet Freedom" captured by those who advocate an increased role for government (i.e., Big Brother) online. Nor would Orwell had been surprised to see these advocates claim Orwell for themselves, insisting that opponents of government regulation are the ones corrupting language. There is perhaps no better example of this than MSNBC's Rachel Maddow's comments in an interview with Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin about the divisive issue of "Net Neutrality" regulations: ...

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