Do We Need to Defend the Internet From Government and Corporate Control?

by SodaHead Politics Posted 2011/01/21 12:00:00

Related Topics: Al Gore, Government, Technology, President

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The inventor of the Internet has spoken!

Former vice president Al Gore has a new message, and this time it doesn't have anything to do with CO2 emissions. No, Gore wants to make sure the Internet remains free from both government censorship as well as meddling phone and cable companies.

At the Campus Party Brazil, which sounds a bit like something MTV put together as opposed to a major technology conference, Gore told the audience that it's up to them to protect his baby, the Internet:

"Defend the Internet! Do not let it be controlled by governments or by large corporations. It is a network of people!"

(Gore statements begin at the 1:41 mark)

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Ptown27 2011/01/21 16:24:21

Undecided

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Knowing the yahoo's idiocy in the past, I can't help but wonder what billion dollar piece of legislation, and government agency he would support to "protect the internet". I need a clearer definition of his idea of protection before I'll agree with him.
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FullofRegret 2011/01/26 23:18:06

Undecided

We don't need government intervention. Don't try to fix something that isn't broken.

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GaPch 2011/01/26 15:18:18

Yes

He invented it! He can do whatever he wants to with it!

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GinaMagini 2011/01/25 22:24:32

Yes

+1
I can't believe I am agreeing with Gore on anything. I wish he would sell his big house, go live in a small solar heated cabin, and stop flying around. Either that or shut up.

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tikiteek 2011/01/23 21:42:41

Yes

They control too much already.

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jackolantyrn356 2011/01/23 01:28:54

Yes

Betweenn the Marxist Obama and the FCC Communists I don't know which is worse.

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Judester 2011/01/22 19:14:22

Yes

There are people out there that actually believe he invented the internet. Probably the same ones that believe in chemtrails (contrails). Why is this man in the news?

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Diana to Judester 2011/01/23 02:32:12

+2
He also invented Global Warming.

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Kam 2011/01/22 11:55:28

Yes

YES! king hussein is already trying to take control and tax us ( wow, really? another tax? ) and limit what we can and cannot access. The annointed one knows what we need in our lives and we are far too stupid to think for ourselves.

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annadaniarndt 2011/01/22 11:44:16

Yes

+1
Definitely, though I don't think I'd put Al Gore in charge of "protecting" it.

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lawlers... to annadan... 2011/01/22 12:10:49

It's MANBEARPIG!

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Izadorra 2011/01/22 07:09:48

Yes

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The merger means it is the largest organization reporting the news, and the access to it, in the world. The next step is start charging for different levels of Internet service just like Comcast does for television now. So once again, those with the least money will have the least access to information.

Now that Olberman is gone this issue will not get any air time. Rachael is next.

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E Pluribus Unum 2011/01/22 07:06:11

Yes

Absolutely yes.

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MegaFortunateSon 2011/01/22 06:50:38

Yes

+2
Believe it or not its already too late.

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teigan 2011/01/22 05:53:55

Yes

But, one has to wonder what Big Al is up to. He doesn't say or do anything unless he can line his pockets. What's his game here? You know the man has one.

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tecknotron BN-0 RP2012 2011/01/22 05:13:41 (edited)

Undecided

Algore wants Net Neutrality I guess http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

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thє вluє wαndєrєr 2011/01/22 05:08:59
exhon2009 2011/01/22 05:03:43 (edited)

Yes

+2
When Algore says protect something let me interpret for you: Protect your wallet because if he has his way you will pay for whatever he is scheming. He needs to comment about protecting the internet for three reasons:

He can't blather on about how much he loves his wife anymore.
No one listens to him about global warming, (climate change), whatever.
He invented the internet!

Algore is a demagogue of the worst kind and should be scorned and shunned at every opportunity.

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Tits ISHBAHFF McGee 2011/01/22 04:56:14

Yes

+1
Bono of U2 agrees with how China runs the internet and advocates for this same type of law. He also is a cheer leader of France's three strike law where file sharing is concerned.
I don't usually agree with al gore but yes he seems right this time- not knowing his agenda.

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star 2011/01/22 04:47:59

Yes

For the first time I agree with Gore. If the Gov. intervenes in the internet that is when I will not have one.

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Mr Marvin 2011/01/22 04:40:13 (edited)

Yes

We need to defend it from the likes of Al Gore. Also from Obama's regulations.

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MegaFor... to Mr Marvin 2011/01/22 06:52:09

+1
You need to be more worried about Republicans

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Kam to MegaFor... 2011/01/22 12:03:13

idiot!!

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Izadorra to Mr Marvin 2011/01/22 07:14:42

+2
You do know that the regulations that are being discussed by Comcast are on the customers, don't you. They want to charge us more and give us less and not have any competition doing it.

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StanKerr 2011/01/22 04:26:00

Yes

From government control, absolutely: net neutrality is a power grab, so bureaucrats and the interests that control them can squash competition and innovation. If network providers really do try to squeeze out small players, as the net newts claim (and which hasn't yet happened as far as I know), they'll lose to their competitors.

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florida... to StanKerr 2011/01/22 06:58:01

I agree with what your saying. But if I recall 1 large corporation squashing competition and innovation is against the "law".. But hey I guess since they are the gov. They think they can do whatever they want? Worst part is the internet is already controlled by the gov, they just don't have the leash as tight as they could have it right now if ya know what I'm saying.

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Red Ruffansore 2011/01/22 03:06:45

Undecided

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I don't want this idiot government or any other controlling it but I sure as hell don't want that moron Algore touching, tweaking or even speaking about the internet. Let's try to remember that dillweed here said we only have 10 years to live 30 years ago and has been babbling about drowning polar bears and the earth spontaneously bursting into flames while temperatures dip so low you can cryogenically freeze things in your front yard. Al STFU, your 15 minutes were over decades ago you thick bastage. Keep that blowhole closed.

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exhon2009 to Red Ruf... 2011/01/22 05:13:38

You and I independently came up with the same one word name for him Algore. His parents should have used a more effective method of birth control than Algorithms.

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Red Ruf... to exhon2009 2011/01/26 02:28:09

I can't lay claim to it. Rush Limbaugh has a shtick he does with Algore on his show. It was a skit on the radio where Bill Clinton was Count Taxula and his side kick Algore. God but that was funny.

http://answers.yahoo.com/ques...

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Izadorra to Red Ruf... 2011/01/22 07:16:43

No, I would rather have some non-elected corporate puppet controlling it instead of "we the people" having a say. NOT!

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Red Ruf... to Izadorra 2011/01/26 02:30:19

obviously you have never been self employed and run your own company so you have no concept other than the life of a drone or worker bee. my guess is you are a state employed worker bee with a pension by those noxious voter people.

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Izadorra to Red Ruf... 2011/01/26 14:07:14

Actually, I own my business and I help run my husband's and my son's business. None of us have a pension of any kind, nor do we have a 401k plan. I am the mother of 5 boys, been married for 28 years, and have been in business for ourselves for most of those years.

So I can tell you from personal experience, the Republican party and the Chamber of Commerce does not speak for small businesses.

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Red Ruf... to Izadorra 2011/02/03 23:57:23 (edited)

I owned my own business and now I'm corporate and have the 401 K. I'm a father and grandfather 3 times over and I have been married 34 years and when Reagan took office my world boomed. What makes you think your chamber of commerce is republican??? I am in a RED state and our chamber of commerce is a den of liberal vipers who raise taxes, fees and expenses on small business and regulate them to death. You sound more like a party cheerleader. Perhaps if you hated the DNC the way I hate the RNC and wanted what was best constitutionally for the country you wouldn't be all tripped up over party's. The DNC is an abomination and if you think Obama is pushing the country in the right direction, there is nothing I can say or show you that will EVER help you see it another way.

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Izadorra to Red Ruf... 2011/02/04 01:47:25

I thought everyone knew that that the Chamber was a Republican organization.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/in... Republicans = Corporate puppets.

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Red Ruf... to Izadorra 2011/02/04 03:34:15

So you are a sock puppet then. Sorry, I thought you were available for thoughts that occur outside the lamestream press talking points. George Soros.....yeah..he's for the little people. Back into the tool shed tool, you're getting rusty in the open air.

Is Microsoft a corporation....I forget? Apple? What about Warren Buffet?
Drone, you've made a fool of yourself with just one vapid point. Corporations are a way to prevent yourself from personal liability in the courts because liberals were too crooked to try for tort reform....well that's because the ABA is a tool of the liberals.

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Izadorra to Red Ruf... 2011/02/05 04:23:37

Microsoft - sued for having a monopoly. Microsoft agreed to prop up Apple and help them maintain 5% of the market in order to keep them out of trouble for it.

Warren Buffet is pretty open about how Corporations do not pay their share of taxes. According to his personal survey of employees, his receptionist makes $32k a year and pays about 30% in taxes. Yet his taxes, and other corporations taxes, end up at about 15% after the loop holes. He also says that the extra 15% he gets in tax breaks to not give him incentive to hire more employees.

I can tell you watch Glen Beck just from your hyperbole and use of sarcasm.

What's the matter? Did your face turn red when you realized you didn't know what you were talking about?

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Red Ruf... to Izadorra 2011/02/11 01:39:44

Warren baby lives about ten blocks from me you goober. I know him better than you ever will. Microsoft and Apple are both run by liberals and yet you can see how they behave when they are corporations or are in power.

God you are a sock puppet, as a liberal you rail about corps and more taxes and then point out how wonderful the loopholes are. So which is it sock? Typical lib, you want it both ways and still have someone else pay for it.

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Izadorra to Red Ruf... 2011/02/12 05:06:56
Red Ruf... to Izadorra 2011/02/13 21:07:50

I am only going to bother with one point because you are a class warfare crybaby. You could tax any and all corporations at 99.99 percent and they would pass 99.99 percent on down to idiots like you and then you would complain about the price of things. In the meantime government would take that tax money that you demanded they steal and squander it on teaching Chinese prostitutes to not get drunk.

http://www.foxnews.com/politi...

Government needs far less tax money from us when dumb asses can spend our money like that. YOU have no concept of business, taxes and how this country came to be a powerhouse. It wasn't by taxing us to death. Go read about opinions from the founding fathers and quit being such a tool for the DNC.

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Izadorra to Red Ruf... 2011/02/19 15:11:09

People who get there facts from FOX are not getting the facts.

As far as the suggested reading goes, I went to school for this stuff. I've researched it and I've even written about it.

I am a business owner so I think I understand the concept.

I live in a state that doesn't know how to spend my tax dollars so I understand the frustration with wastefulness.

My problem is not with the Federal Government. My problem is with my State Government.

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Joseph Michaels 2011/01/22 02:27:16

Yes

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In North Korea, people do not even know that they are being ruled by a psychopath nor do they know that the rest of the world thinks their president is a joke. The reason they are not aware of this is because the media is controlled and they only see what the government wants them to see. There is no reason to regulate the internet any more than regulating what I say to my wife and kids. The very idea should have people outraged.

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