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Congressman warns FTC: Leave Google alone

A Democratic congressman who played a leading role in the fight against the Stop Online Piracy Act earlier this year has taken up a new cause: shielding Google from antitrust scrutiny. In a strongly...

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Monday, October 15th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Tea Party Republicans sketch out Internet policy

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks at the Heritage Foundation on Thursday. Heritage Foundation Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the son of libertarian Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul, visited the conservative Heritage Foundation on...

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Friday, August 3rd, 2012 Net News No Comments

MPAA: We’re No Pirates! You Are Thieves! Or?

Two weeks ago we published an opinion piece where we pointed out some unfortunately-phrased comments from MPAA boss Chris Dodd. The former congressman pointed out that the film industry was able to thrive...

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Friday, May 11th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Etc: It turns out Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Twitter wasn’t hacked after all. The Democrat Congressman from New York owned up to the pictures at a press…

It turns out Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter wasn't hacked after all. The Democrat Congressman from New York owned up to the pictures at a press conference yesterday. Read More: AFP Read the comments on...

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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Lewd "prank" on Congressman’s Twitter account might be yFrog’s fault

Did Congressman Anthony Weiner really tweet a photo of his, well, wiener? It's possible, but he also might have been "hacked" via an image service vulnerability that makes it easy for anybody to...

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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 Net News No Comments