H4cked off: What on Earth does Verizon see in the cratered remains of AOL? It can't just be dial-up subscribers...

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Run away! Verizon's record on online censorship raises serious questions over its proposed AOL acquisition

AOL. Yes, it is still alive and sustained, on the one hand, by two million Americans who can't or won't get broadband, paying $10 a month to dial-up instead, as well as an advertising network encom...

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