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Re: Brodsky long time hate of Connected Nation colors opinion Brodsky is an "advocate" for one thing: Google, which contributes to his organization and pays a healthy chunk of his salary. Google (itself a large, fundamentally evil monopolist) doesn't like Connected Nation, because it paints an accurate picture of broadband coverage rather than finding fault with ISPs (which Google has designated as its enemies). So, Brodsky has taken up the battle on Google's behalf. |
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Charlotte, NC | I figure Google could make a map of broadband by just reading search request headers and streams for a month. |
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Google does donate money to his organization. That doesn't mean it owns him. He was around before Google, after all.
Personally, It's very good to see an advocate on the Consumer side of the equation, for once.
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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Re: Brodsky long time hate of Connected Nation colors opinion Questions Brett. How much is a "chunk"? 55 percent? 90 percent? What is Brodsky's salary, and how much of it is paid by Google versus other funders listed in their annual report, like the Ford Foundation? And why is it that Brodsky was writing on this issue and other issues before Google began to fund him?
We all of course are suspicious of corporate influence (the theme of this thread), but your obsession with Google is really hysterical. I mean, "designated (ISPs) as enemies"? Google, the same company that is walking hand-in-hand with Verizon right now? |
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