Opinion: AT&T drops Pearl Jam’s call

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What do you call it when the sponsor of a webcast turns off the mic on a singer who criticizes President Bush? Fans of the band Pearl Jam labeled it censorship. Sponsor AT&T said it was a mistake. And proponents of Net neutrality legislation called it evidence. Read more about the incident, which happened during Sunday night’s Lollapalooza concert in Chicago, at the Bit Player blog. (Photo is by Kerensa Wight, courtesy of pearljam.com)