Evil Inequality In the Works for the Web

[mystieus]

Run time: 02:11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5dQmc0KHEM   Posted on YouTube: August 11, 2010 By YouTube Member: lauraflanders Views on YouTube: 9   Posted on DU: August 12, 2010 By DU Member: mystieus Views on DU: 485

 
Google's corporate motto, it's been noted, is "Don't Be Evil." They're going to be sorry they ever said it. By siding with Verizon vs. those fighting for a free and equal Internet -- that may be exactly what they're doing.

The Internet and telecom giants Verizon and Google have reportedly reached an agreement that sells out net neutrality. They make it sound like a victory for fairness -- they'll stand by equal access for everyone on the wired web. But the arrangement, not yet public and arrived at in closed door meetings between the behemoths, would enable Verizon to impose tiers and charge for quicker access over wireless devices.That's the future they're talking about.