Internet giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and eBay have teamed together to form a new US lobbying group.
The group will be called the Internet Association, and will launch in September. The group will lobby for Internet issues in Washington including political and regulatory ones.
Google is a large spender on lobbying, having already spent $5.4 million in 2012. Facebook spent $650,000 ... [ read the full article ]
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After my verbal assault on my ISP for "forced admission of guilt - by proxy" because EA wants a scapegoat for some asshole that downloaded one of their 4+ year old games on my IP address - Yeah, I'm right there with you, who's side are they on?
Not only do the ISPs discriminate without regard, but there also seems to be no statue of limitations on violations either. I can't blame the article too hard for being vague, but that's also what makes it dangerous...
Just 'what' indeed do they want to 'educate' the idiot asshole babies on the hill about? Being Fortune 500 I'll guarantee you it isn't Joe the Plumber & his idiot clan. Nor is it anyone considered under the 1%.
Frankly? I'm a bit scared that they came outright & boldly told us that this is what they were doing. Talk about "ballsie".
