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On The Verge episode 008 teaser: how Senator Al Franken ‘calmly’ explains net neutrality to his colleagues

For this episode of On The Verge, our Nilay Patel visited Washington, D.C., to speak with Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) about privacy, net neutrality, and the wisdom of his fellow senators on technology-related issues.

For this episode of On The Verge, our Nilay Patel visited Washington, D.C., to speak with Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) about privacy, net neutrality, and the wisdom of his fellow senators on technology-related issues.

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For this episode of On The Verge, our Nilay Patel visited Washington, D.C., to speak with Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) about privacy, net neutrality, and the wisdom of his fellow senators on technology-related issues. Senator Franken says that “according to a lot of House members, the internet did just fine without net neutrality” — an idea the Senator’s not buying. Check out the Senator’s views on net neutrality in this segment, and look for the full episode on Monday.

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