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Donald M. Payne: Trying to control the Internet would be like trying to nail Jello to the wall.

On the recordMarch 26, 2012
Trying to control the Internet would be like trying to nail Jello to the wall.
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Donald M. Payne
New Jersey

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Payne highlights the futility of controlling the Internet amidst global repression.

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