Net Neutrality Advocate Tim Wu Joins NY Attorney General’s Office

Tim Wu, the writer and law professor best known for coining the term net neutrality, has joined the office of the New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

According to a report from The New York Times, Wu will serve as a senior lawyer and special adviser to Schneiderman starting this week, focusing on issues surrounding technology, competition and the protection of consumer rights.

“If I have a life mission, it is to fight bullies,” Wu told the Times. “I like standing up for the little guy, and I think that’s what the state A.G.’s office does.”

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