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AT&T Censors Pearl Jam's Anti-Bush Lyrics During Live Webcast

AT&T did a live stream of Lollapalooza in their Blue Room broadband portal, and apparently, during Pearl Jam's set (Pearl Jam? Lollapalooza? What is this, 1992?), they censored some anti-Bush lyrics from their songs. Boy, that sure is great to see, isn't it? Thanks for deciding what we should and shouldn't see, AT&T. You're really trying to live up to that "worst company around" title, aren't you? Pearl Jam issued a really articulate statement on the subject via their website that we happen to agree with wholeheartedly. [Update: AT&T responds, stating that an outsourced company was the culprit. Statement included after Pearl Jam's.] More »

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1:00 PM on Thu Aug 9 2007
By Adam Frucci
10,931 views, 92 comments

Latest by tdi821: One asks - why censure? You may find the answer below (more extensive data may be found at opensecrets.org, as well as may other reputable areas). BTW - auditioning to comment on this site is also censure... ;) !!! AT&T Inc2006 more »