Pearl Jam and Net Neutrality

Update: Here's the video.

Got this via Down with Tyranny, but Save the Internet has the post to read. Apparently AT&T censored a live broadcast of Pearl Jam's Lollapalooza-headlining performance during which Eddie Vedder sang some lyrics not so favorable to the Bush Administration.

AT&T claims it was "a glitch" or "a goof," but you really don't get to make those kinds of mistakes when you're lobbying Congress to allow you to be the arbiter of how content is moved on the Internet. And AT&T has a record of acting in bad faith.

Here's a good quote summing it up from an LA Times article:

Added Craig Aaron, communications director for Free Press, "Every time something is censored or blocked it’s a 'mistake' or a 'glitch.' And that could well be the case. But of course there’s no way for users to know. That’s exactly how it will be on the non-neutral Internet and closed wireless networks, where AT&T will be a gatekeeper deciding what you see and when you see it."

Pearly Jam have long been huge supporters of the progressive movement, going to far as to mobilize young voters on behalf of Jon Tester in Montana. I hope this pushes them to throw their hat into the ring on net neutrality. For more info, visit Save the Internet.