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Tim Wu speaking at a net neutrality rally outside the FCC on May 15.

Originator of “Net Neutrality” Running For Office In New York, Hopes To Prevent Comcast/TWC Merger

The academic who coined the term “net neutrality,” and who has been among its most vocal advocates, is now running for office in New York. Tim Wu hopes to become lieutenant governor after what he describes as a “start-up campaign,” and he’s running with a tech-focused message: that New York needs to act against the merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. [More]