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The Internet's Gatekeepers

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

In the wake of Egypt’s Internet shutdown, Nick Feamster (Computer Science) tackles some tough questions: Should Internet access be an inalienable right? And what exactly does that mean? Source: All Things D.com

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Friday, February 11, 2011
Release: 
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 13:07
Expire: 
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 13:07
 

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