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FCC Overreach
Investor's Business Daily ^ | 1/15/10 | IBD editorial

Posted on 01/16/2010 7:39:30 PM PST by starczar66

...While the FCC waits for a federal appeals court ruling in a Web traffic case that could decide what authority it has for regulating the Internet, it's sifting through public comments on its attempt to regulate Internet service providers. So it's possible that with everything going on, it has missed the dust-up in which Google is threatening to quit China if Beijing continues to insist on Web censorship...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; democrats; fcc; internetcontrol; obama

1 posted on 01/16/2010 7:39:31 PM PST by starczar66
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To: starczar66

Google/Yahoo have no qualms about censoring content or turning over IP info on dissidents to the Chinese government. Google is apparently not making much money in China and wants to look like a hero when it leaves the market.

IMO.


2 posted on 01/16/2010 7:46:27 PM PST by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards,com)
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To: starczar66

More government control over us.


3 posted on 01/16/2010 7:46:49 PM PST by ColdOne (:^))
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