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Is Google News neutral on net neutrality?

Pasted below is a copy of Google News listing from today that highlights only a very Google-friendly quote from Gigi Sohn in a slew of articles that are tough on Google's top public policy priority -- net neutrality.

  • Is this coincidence?
  • Is this a one time instance or mistake?
  • Or is Google using Google News as an undisclosed advocacy arm of Google?
  • It certainly wouldn't be neutral or transparent if Google is using Google News to promote its side of a pet and controversial public policy priority without any disclosure... 

I wonder what Google's explanation of this potential problem is... or if anyone at the FCC is interested in learning more about how Google programs its Google News algorithm...

 

'Blue Bell' Democrats Ask FCC to Tone It Down on Net Neutrality

Wall Street Journal - Amy Schatz - ‎20 minutes ago‎

In the long fight over open Internet, or net neutrality, rules on Internet providers, we're still essentially in pre-game. ...

US House Democrats Urge Caution In FCC's Open-Internet Rules

Wall Street Journal - Fawn Johnson - ‎2 hours ago‎

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Seventy-two House Democrats sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman ...

Chorus Against Net Neutrality Grows

Washington Post - Cecilia Kang - ‎4 hours ago‎

The chorus of critics against a proposal for open-Internet policies at the Federal Communications Commission is growing. Thursday, the companies that sell ...


 

"In parroting the misinformation put forward by the big telecom companies, the Blue Bell Caucus only condemns their constitutes to inferior service and limited opportunities to succeed in an Internet-based economy," said Gigi Sohn, president of Public Knowledge, a digital-rights interest group that's lobbied for net-neutrality rules.

more by Gigi Sohn - 20 minutes ago - Wall Street Journal (1 occurrences)

 

AT&T whinges that Google Voice isn't free and open

Inquirer - Iain Thomson - ‎10 hours ago‎

IN A DEPOSITION to the Federal Communications Commission AT&T has complained that the Google Voice application doesn't follow the 'free and ...

Companies, Lawmakers Tell FCC to Dump Net Neutrality

PC World - Grant Gross - ‎Oct 15, 2009‎

As the US Federal Communications Commission moves toward developing formal net neutrality rules, some US lawmakers and telecom-related companies have told ...

Blogs

FCC's Net Neutrality Site Gets a Blog

WebProNews (blog) - Chris Crum - ‎Oct 15, 2009‎

OpenInternet.gov is a place to join the discussion about the important issues facing the future of the Internet. ...

FCC Pushing Net Neutrality Rules That Focus More On Network Providers, Less on ...

Washington Post (blog) - Cecilia Kang - ‎Oct 14, 2009‎

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is pushing for new open-Internet rules that would focus more on broadband network providers ...

US mobile broadband providers prepare to fight net neutrality

Broadband Genie (blog) - ‎Oct 14, 2009‎

It was always going to be unpopular with broadband providers, but the fccs net neutrality rules could be worse than mobile broadband providers first thought ...

Senate Republicans Send Another Letter to FCC on Net Neutrality

Washington Post - Cecilia Kang - ‎Oct 13, 2009‎

More criticism of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal to create new net neutrality rules: A group of Republican senators, including Sam Brownback ...

FCC Chief Seeks Broad Open-Internet Rules

Wall Street Journal - Amy Schatz - ‎Oct 13, 2009‎

WASHINGTON -- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is proposing that the agency apply tougher open-Internet rules ...

Senate GOP Asks FCC To Delay Vote On Open Internet

Wall Street Journal - Fawn Johnson - ‎Oct 13, 2009‎

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Eighteen Republican senators are asking the Federal Communications Commission's chairman to ...

District of Columbia

72 House Democrats question net neutrality

The Hill - Kim Hart - ‎1 hour ago‎

Six dozen House Democrats, including Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), sent a letter (pdf) to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski ...

Cox completes upstream Internet congestion test

FierceTelecom - Sean Buckley - ‎4 hours ago‎

Instead of lashing out at competitors, Cox is taking steps towards the FCC's net neutrality drive as it finishes up an eight-month bandwidth management test ...

Net neutrality debate heats up ahead of vote

FierceWireless - Phil Goldstein - ‎5 hours ago‎

With less than a week left before the FCC is scheduled to vote on new net neutrality regulations, the proposal is drawing fire from various quarters across ...

Washington, DC

Rocking the House at Future of Music with Comedy, the FCC and Net Neutrality

BroadbandCensus.com - Rachel Sanford - ‎Oct 14, 2009‎

WASHINGTON, October 14, 2009 – Net neutrality emerged as a major theme at the Future of Music ...

FCC launches new blog

The Hill - Kim Hart - ‎Oct 14, 2009‎

Want to get a better idea of what FCC engineers, bureau chiefs and even the chairman himself think about the Internet and ...

Opposing net neutrality, GOP puts pressure back on FCC

FierceWireless - Phil Goldstein - ‎Oct 14, 2009‎

Eighteen Senate Republicans are urging the FCC to postpone voting on new net neutrality rules, arguing that all five of the commissioners should be in ...