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Google Goes to Washington

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the red-white-and-click-through dept.

DIY News writes "Google has hired a lobbyist in Washington D.C. to influence the nation's laws governing the Internet, telecommunications and copyrights. Google sees a presence in Washington as a necessity as government becomes more involved in the Net's development. Among its efforts, the government has worked to shield private U.S. companies from demands by the United Nations and other countries for multilateral control of the Net."

3 of 217 comments (clear)

  1. Bad. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Lobbyists are evil. I hates them.

  2. GWB on Google by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    GWB: Just today, I learnt this new engine, called Google. Funny name, he he he. They tell me its good at searching. (*searching, he he he*) We know they have hidden WMDs somewhere (God has told me so, he he he). We are going to search with this new engine to find them finally. He he he (Jon Stewart's GWB style)...

  3. Re:You used to be cool, Google. by A+beautiful+mind · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Damn, why does Microsoft always have to be that exception!

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