On Monday , Barack Obamafinally stood up for the internet — but the head of the FCC , Tom Wheeler , is enounce to be ‘ frustrated ’ with the President ’s plan . And that means it may well give with Obama ’s thinking .
The Washington Post reportsthat Wheeler , talking to functionary from Google , Yahoo and Etsy at the meeting were this news was announced Monday , look “ visibly defeated . ” Four source claim that he was heard to say :
“ What you want is what everyone wants : an clear cyberspace that does n’t affect your job . What I ’ve got to figure out is how to separate the baby . ”
He went on to say that he favored a more “ nuanced ” solution than that laid out by Obama , repeating several times that “ I am an independent means . ” Ignoring the small-scale dose of megalomania crawl in there , the content is clear : this FCC chairman ai n’t taking no orders .
Indeed , Obama admit Monday that the FCC is an independent government agency , explaining that “ finally this decision is theirs alone . ” Despite the President ’s best efforts , then , we ’re really not any closemouthed to bang how final disinterest governing body will go down . [ Washington Post ]
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