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Internet Association Endorses Internet Censorship Bill

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#31

The Internet Association doesn’t represent the Internet—it represents the few companies that profit the most off of Internet activity. Reminds me of the similarly misleadingly named "Internet.org" - Facebook's walled-garden "substitute" for an actual Internet connection.

You're aware that internet.org provides free access to Wikipedia, yes? How can you possibly object to that?

Re: Internet Association Endorses Internet Censorship Bill

#32

The Internet Association doesn’t represent the Internet—it represents the few companies that profit the most off of Internet activity. Reminds me of the similarly misleadingly named "Internet.org" - Facebook's walled-garden "substitute" for an actual Internet connection.

You're aware that internet.org provides free access to Wikipedia, yes? How can you possibly object to that?

Wikipedia is extremely biased and, more important, it is not the internet. If you teach people that internet is cable tv 2.0 very bad things will happen.

Re: Internet Association Endorses Internet Censorship Bill

#33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're aware that internet.org provides free access to Wikipedia, yes? How can you possibly object to that?

Wikipedia is extremely biased and, more important, it is not the internet. If you teach people that internet is cable tv 2.0 very bad things will happen.

I'm not aware of this "extreme" bias in Wikipedia. What is it?

Re: Internet Association Endorses Internet Censorship Bill

#34

The Internet Association doesn’t represent the Internet—it represents the few companies that profit the most off of Internet activity. Reminds me of the similarly misleadingly named "Internet.org" - Facebook's walled-garden "substitute" for an actual Internet connection.

You're aware that internet.org provides free access to Wikipedia, yes? How can you possibly object to that?

I hope you're being sarcastic, because Wikipedia and Facebook alone are no match for the whole Internet --- nevermind the fact that each wiki page links to other sites on the real Internet, to which it owes its information from, and would otherwise be inaccessible with "internet.org".

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#35
Corporations maximize shareholder value. Corporations are not your friend and are not patriotic. Don't expect corporations to have your best interest in mind, or appeal to a greater good. They exist to make themselves more profitable on a quarterly or fiscal year basis.

Re: Internet Association Endorses Internet Censorship Bill

#37

The Internet Association doesn’t represent the Internet—it represents the few companies that profit the most off of Internet activity. Reminds me of the similarly misleadingly named "Internet.org" - Facebook's walled-garden "substitute" for an actual Internet connection.

You're aware that internet.org provides free access to Wikipedia, yes? How can you possibly object to that?

It's the package deal that is objectionable

Re: Internet Association Endorses Internet Censorship Bill

#38

As soon as I see a "protect the x" bill with bipartisan support, my knee jerk reaction is to mistrust it

One party controls all the branches of US government.

The fact that they have trouble passing these "protect the children" type laws QUICKLY leaves me in awe of the resilience of the American political system.

Re: Internet Association Endorses Internet Censorship Bill

#39

As soon as I see a "protect the x" bill with bipartisan support, my knee jerk reaction is to mistrust it

One party controls all the branches of US government. The fact that they have trouble passing these "protect the children" type laws QUICKLY leaves me in awe of the resilience of the American political system.

One party that is arguably one of the most divided political parties in modern US history.

Re: Internet Association Endorses Internet Censorship Bill

#40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're aware that internet.org provides free access to Wikipedia, yes? How can you possibly object to that?

Wikipedia is extremely biased and, more important, it is not the internet. If you teach people that internet is cable tv 2.0 very bad things will happen.

What bias? I’ve seen Wikipedia editors working round the clock to prevent bias and vandalism from appearing on pages about controversial people such as Martin Shkreli
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