Facebook, Google, eBay and Amazon form pro-internet lobby group

Posted by alexholehouse on Thursday July 26, 2012 @09:46AM
from the bbc.com dept.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18996319

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Re:Facebook, Google, eBay and Amazon form pro-internet lobby... by debacle on Thursday July 26, 2012 @10:01AM (#4295985)

I can't really feel like this is "pro-Internet" rather than "pro-Keep your money grubbing hands away from our profit centers."

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Re:Facebook, Google, eBay and Amazon form pro-internet lobby... by brh_jr on Thursday July 26, 2012 @09:50AM (#4295929)

Yes, this sounds like a group that will really look to support privacy and personal freedom. =-(

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Re:Facebook, Google, eBay and Amazon form pro-internet lobby... by mtgx on Thursday July 26, 2012 @09:56AM (#4295957)

They should keep a close relationship with the IDL (http://internetdefenseleague.org ), even if their goals won't always be %100 compatible. But any opportunity IDL can get this group to fight with them against laws like SOPA, would be a good one.

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