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(2,657 posts) Wed Feb 22, 2012, 06:58 PM Feb 2012

Oh dear Freepers are in an uproar again. Internet Freedom is under threat. [View all]

I got this info from a freeper relative of mine who is convience that the U.N. Wants to take over the internet so that Russia can charge them a fee.

They sent me a link to the Wall Street Journal.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204792404577229074023195322.html

Now I seriously doubt this is going to happen but What exactly is the WSJ talking about? Anyone have a link to a "real" article that isn't trying to scare people?

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Oh dear Freepers are in an uproar again. Internet Freedom is under threat. [View all] Justice wanted Feb 2012 OP

Here's an article from Slate: Cooley Hurd Feb 2012 #1

K&R !!! RKP5637 Feb 2012 #3

Thank you for the link. Now maybe I can make heads and tails out of all of this. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #4

I understand the part about wanting to control the Internet. It's a threat to RKP5637 Feb 2012 #2

It is bullshit, the WSJ article is written by an FCC member who is lamenting that the US police stockholmer Feb 2012 #5

Thank you for the articles. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #6

Bio of McDowell -- Bush appointee, reappointed by Obama FarCenter Feb 2012 #7

thanks for the info stockholmer Feb 2012 #9

and he just got money from an unknown uncle in Nigeria rurallib Feb 2012 #8

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