Not quite a dupe because Techdirt typically adds details and background to these stories.

Karl Bode in particular has been writing about bad ISP behavior for longer - and more persistently - than most anyone. He brings it to the table.

I've been reading him for 20y. Over and over he's been the sole source of sunshine on certain dark telecom corners.

'not quite' doesn't cut it. The point is don't split up the discussion, which is over there. This one doesn't add as much to the arstechnica article. Share Karl's weird obtuse link-heavy writing style over there if need be.

> 'not quite' doesn't cut it.

Sure it does. Cleanly.

> This one doesn't add as much to the arstechnica article.

Karl's backlinks help complete (and provide further evidence of) the narrative about AT&Ts long, long history of gross unethical behavior and consumer mistreatment.

The links are the backstory that belong in ~every article about bad telecom behaviors (but are usually missing). Evidencing assertions is part of stellar journalism.