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Five years ago Mark Zuckerberg debuted a bold vision of global internet. It didn’t go as planned—forcing Facebook to reckon with the limits of its own ambition. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThis Is Ajit Pai, Nemesis of Net Neutrality
Star Wars references. Dorky tweets. Goofy videos. FCC chair Ajit Pai just wants to be one of the tech nerds, but he seems to be trying to destroy everything they believe in. Powered by WPeMatico
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