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Google’s Astroturf Army of Net Neutrality Phonies http://freeourinternet.org/

We’ve long suspected that Silicon Valley monopolies like Google were gaming net neutrality grassroots “support” with phony astroturf, phony studies and phony advocacy. And now comes the proof.
In a remarkable report released yesterday, the Wall Street Journal exposed hundreds of academics at some of the most prestigious universities and colleges in the U.S., who have gladly been feeding at the Google slop trough to push phony research supporting Google’s positions on public policy issues.

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I have friends that I thought were of a conservative mindset that are falling for this hook line and sinker...