Alex Harris at OpenMarket.org has a good write-up suggesting that the ACLU has lost its way on the question whether there should be net neutrality regulation. He quotes Barry Steinhardt saying, “No longer is the government the greatest threat to free speech online. The threat is now the companies that run the pipes.”
Barry is a friend and one of the nicest people I know. His dips into hyperbole are quotable wonders to behold – at least when they’re in defense of real civil liberties.
Barry, and all my friends at the ACLU, know the power of my blog posts. They no doubt shudder at the thought that I would turn my acid keyboard their way. This time it’s only a gentle chiding, but I say, Fear it! – FEAR THE BLOG POST! – should I lose patience . . . .
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