Hands off the Internet= Let the TELECOMS RULE IT!!!???

[jarnocan]

From BUZZflash.com I would like some folks here to go to the site and watch the telecon's
'Hands off the Internet' flick -scary I can see where it would appeal to some people. they are trying to make it sound like it's just the big comapnies that don't want to pay the fees- leaving the burdon on consumers, but not emphasizing what those fees actually DO for the companies- and do to those that CAN"T pay them (gateway fees)
PLEASE add arguements, I have comapny today -leaving on vacation tomorrow- not much time. This is an important topic.

Wow, this is so scary. there are even liberal bloggers and many folks that have been duped by what sounds like a pro-consumer ad campaign, but in reality is a front org. for the Corporations who want to in fact RULE the internet and be able to charge websites for making them accessable by their customers= web surfers.

http://www.buzzflash.com/index.php?story=Story2

Quote:excerpts from articles)

The Telecom companies who want to start charging tolls for content, among other nefarious plans....
Right now, many of the leading progressive blogs on the net are running ads..... Not only are these ads promoting the corporate takeover of Internet content, they are totally misleading,

This camapign is called "Hands Off the Internet" kind of in the BU**SH** style of Orwellian lanquage. BEWARE!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. I saw that piece of crap the other day

Orwellian is a good description.


Don't fuck with my free and open internet!!!!!

[Chimichurri]

2. FDL, Rawstory, americablog, Digby, Atrios all display these ads

and either they don't know they are or don't care but it bugs the hell out of me everytime I see these despicable ads.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

3. Wow

and I thought only Bush could cram so many lies into such a short presentation.

[Coexist]

knr

[Coexist]

4. delete- dupe