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Brazil's Controversial Plan to Extricate the Internet from US Control
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Brazil's Controversial Plan to Extricate the Internet from US Control
Mon, 2013-09-23 22:41 — Kathy Gilbeaux 
Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff is proposing a controversial set of measures to wrestle Brazil's internet from US control. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP
President Rousseff expected to bring the conversation about the continued role of US-based supernetworks to the UN this month
theguardian.com - by Amanda Holpuch - September 20, 2013
When Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff postponed her official visit to the US in protest of National Security Agency spying activities on Tuesday, it seemed like a routine bit of diplomatic posturing.
But another one of her proposals could perhaps be more significant: a set of measures intended to extricate the internet in Brazil from under the influence of the US and its tech giants.
Some are claiming the country is embarking on a course that will cut itself off from the internet.
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