A Lollapalooza performance by Pearl Jam was censored in an AT&T webcast. The part where lead singer Eddie Vedder sang about President George Bush was muted by AT&T. Save the Internet explains:
Over the weekend AT&T gave us a glimpse of their plans for the Web when they censored a Pearl Jam performance that didn't meet their standard of "Internet freedom."
During the live Lollapalooza Webcast of a concert by the Seattle-based super-group, the telco giant muted lead singer Eddie Vedder just as he launched into a lyric against President George Bush. The lines - "George Bush, leave this world alone" and "George Bush find yourself another home" were somehow lost in the mix.
Pearl Jam gave the following statement regarding the censorship, "What happened to us this weekend was a wake up call, and it's about something much bigger than the censorship of a rock band."
Save the Internet posted this video clip of the censorship on YouTube.
