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AT&T May Have Censored Bands' Political Speech in the Past

While AT&T claimed to be just as outraged as we were over their censoring of Pearl Jam's anti-Bush lyrics during their Lollapallooza stream, they might not be being all that honest. They claim that it was a one-time mistake made by an outsourced company. Really? According to Wired's Listening Post, concerts streamed on the Blue Room by The Flaming Lips and the John Butler Trio have also been censored for political reasons. If true, this action coupled with past allegations aimed at AT&T suggests an unnerving pro-Bush political agenda from one of America's biggest telecoms. More »

1:00 PM on Fri Aug 10 2007
By Adam Frucci
7,440 views, 44 comments

Latest by strangepork: To those of you who are so certain that "anti-Democrat" rhetoric would have been censored just as quickly as these anti-Bush statements, try remembering the last six years of American media output: you don't have to say you're against ANYTHING more »