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Do Half Of Americans Really Want The Gov't To Regulate The Internet?

Posted on June 26, 2008

You can prove almost anything you want with surveys if you word them correctly. Remember a couple months ago, when we were discussing a study that suggested people in China were happy with the government's regulation of the internet? At the time, I noted:Before people act surprised about this, take a step back and recognize that if you did the same study in the US, asking if the government should be protecting children from bad stuff online, many Americans would naturally say yes.And, now it looks like a public opinion firm is proving that correct, leading to the publicity-generating h...

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