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It may not be a government plan, but the article sure makes it sound like the government is using the threat of legislation to force the ISPs to move. So inste
by grav1tas 16y ago
It may not be a government plan, but the article sure makes it sound like the government is using the threat of legislation to force the ISPs to move. So instead it's some kind of threat maneuver?
- soneil 16y agoIt was just a debate, and one that seemed fairly well-reasoned to me. A back-bencher (represents a local constituency and nothing more) put the quest forward, and was told "We believe in an open lightly regulated internet. [...] Government have to be wary about regulating or passing legislation". If you're interested, you can read the transcript verbatim, free of tabloid scandal, at http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2010-11-23c.235.0 http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2010-11-23c.235.0