If this doesn’t scare you…

09/19/2006 - 02:40 AM >> Convergence, Tech & Society, The Digital Revolution

A few postings ago we thanked our lucky stars that the FCC doesn’t regulate the Internet. We should be careful what we wish for:

Martin said he didn’t think the FCC had the authority to regulate online content, as it does with broadcast, but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t like to. He told Senator Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) that he thought “all policymakers should try to make the Internet a more decent place,” but said that was a challenge, pointing out that it had been challenging enough in the broadcast space, where the FCC does have authority to regulate decency.

1. He admits they have no right to regulate the net.
2. He admits that they’ve done a terrible job regulating TV & Cable.
3. He still wants to regulate the net.

Scared yet?

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