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Verizon v. FCC and What the Fall of Net Neutrality Really Means

Verizon v. FCC and What the Fall of Net Neutrality Really Means
Mon, 1/27/2014 - by Julianna Forlano
This article originally appeared on Absurdity Today

Verizon v. the FCC is crushing democracy, justice, and cat videos in one swoop. Here's the sordid backstory behind the fall of net neutrality.

 

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