Senate Bill Gives President Control Over Internet in Emergency

Posted by Catherine Favazza - 08/31/09 at 04:08 pm

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This touches some very uncomfortable ground for those of us who’ve seen the Internet as a liberating, democratic force (see: Iran, and any number of other examples). I hope we see some strong bipartisan opposition to this bill.

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