Censoring Eddie Veder
As readers of RACBlog are certainly well aware, in early August, Pearl Jam headlined Lollapalooza (again…). While I won’t speak to the “net-neutrality” issues the band would like me to; the controversy regarding censorship of the AT&T webcast of their performance highlights basic freedom of speech questions. In doing a cover of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” the band improvised: “George Bush leave this world alone. George Bush find yourself another home.”
AT&T says it was an accident and done by a third party; but whoever censored Eddie Veder was certainly not comfortable with his words. Now further allegations are coming out about how AT&T “ensures quality” in it’s blue room series.