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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."

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  1. Google for President by uberchicken · · Score: 1, Troll

    Is there nothing they can't do?

  2. Re:You used to be cool, Google. by kmmatthews · · Score: 1, Troll
    And thus you become one of the trolls you are attempting to forestall. Get a life, Slashdot is a bunch of individuals with differing opinions.

    _Of course_ the people that like $THING are prone to commenting in stories about $THING. Get over it.

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    feh. stuff.