Verizon Wireless wants to 'edit' your Internet access

commentary Here's a novel idea: Claim the First Amendment gives a carrier the right to pick and choose what you connect to via the Internet.

by Violet Blue

July 11, 2012 3:09 PM PDT

What if your wireless provider gave you Internet access and search results according to what it decided was a "priority"?

As a Verizon Wireless customer, I'm furious at the idea that it would "pick favorites" over what I was actually looking for -- especially if it was an emergency.

But that's just what Verizon is fighting in court to do right now. Verizon has filed a brief (Verizon vs. FCC) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for the "freedom" to edit your Internet, dear customer.