Who would have thought that AT&T was so interested in shaping what America should and should not hear in terms of popular music?
Here's a reminder of their censorship of Pearl Jam a couple of years back for making anti-George Butch Jr. comments on a webcast: http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2007/08/pearl-jam-censored-by-att-calls-for-a-neutral-net.ars
Now, here's the allegation that the communications giant supported Kris Allen in AMERICAN IDOL voting: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/business/media/27idol.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=idol&st=cse
I can imagine loud laughter from the grave of George Orwell.
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