Al Gore: 'Defend the Internet'

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/139077-al-gore-defend-the-internetq

Al Gore called on the public to "defend the Internet" in a speech at the Campus Party Brazil conference this week.

"Do not let it be controlled by governments or by large corporations," he said in a rousing speech. "It is a network of people "

The remarks suggest support for two distinct policies: net neutrality, which calls on the government to prevent phone and cable from toying with Internet traffic, as well as Internet freedom, the concept that the government must not censor Internet content.

It does not sit well with the phone and cable companies when the ideas are conflated.

[SpiralHawk]

1. Defend the Internet against the RepubliCorporatistas (R)

Battle Cry of the Human Beings Vs. the RepubliCorporatista Total Information Control Borg (R)

[Kelvin Mace]

2. I agree Al,

but it is too late. The U.S.A. is now Amerika, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wall Street. All previous agreements (Constitutions, etc) are null and void).

I really wish you had run in 2004, and especially in 2008.

But the game is now completely over.

Sorry if that sounds depressing, but you can't keep losing as badly as we have and stay "upbeat".

[mdmc]

3. ..