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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> InternetPolicy [mailto:internetpolicy-bounces@elists.isoc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Sarokin<br><b>Sent:</b> June 2, 2016 9:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Internet Policy] Battle against American tech giants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Good article in the NY Times about the world's increasingly aggressive stance against the Big Five US tech companies:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/technology/why-the-world-is-drawing-battle-lines-against-american-tech-giants.html?ref=business">http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/technology/why-the-world-is-drawing-battle-lines-against-american-tech-giants.html?ref=business</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Why the World Is Drawing Battle Lines Against American Tech Giants</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There's nothing really new in the article, in terms of issues that haven't already been discussed (<i>...and discussed...and discussed...</i>) in this forum. But it's very well-presented and tied together in a thoughtful way with concerns about Internet fragmentation.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>David<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>