AT&T censor Pearl Jam at Lollapalooza…

A webcast of Pearl Jam’s set at the recent Lollapalooza festival was apparently censored by AT&T in order to remove certain lyrics aimed at U.S. President George Bush. This censorship has brought a strong (and justifiable) reaction from the band, which can be read here.

The video below explains a little more why this is potentially such a big issue…

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[tags]Pearl Jam, Lollapalooza , AT&T, Censorship, Media, Net Neutrality, Telecommunications, Internet Access[/tags]

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