Internet crackdown coming?
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- Ironmonkey0
If the internet gets a crackdown, then big brother truly wins. Censoring knowledge?!
- LOL @ knowledge. internet is 1% information 99% distractionidiots
- internet is what you want it to be. internet is freedom. for now.BrokenHD
- stop distracting your self. stop distracting your self. stop distracting your self. stop distracting your self. stop distracting your self. stop distracting your self.BrokenHD
- it is about to become 100% distraction and 0% knowledge... uselessscruffics
- moldero0
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ...We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. ...In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons...who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.”
― Edward Bernays, Propaganda
- prophetone0
newstoday = knowledge
- ukit20
If PIPA makes it to the floor, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) will filibuster -- and he'll do it by reading the names rank-and-file Americans who oppose censorship from the floor of the Senate. You can ask to have your name read -- and ask your Senators to vote no -- by visiting StopCensorship.org. More than 100,000 people have already signed up.
- ukit20
The second hearing on the House’s heavily-criticized “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) is set for Thursday.
Wikipedia debates shutting down completely for a day in protest:
- GeorgesII0
- The only good line in that whole movie.i_monk
- The only good line in the 3 prequels.ETM
- 3 fucking movies and thats the best dialogue.Ironmonkey
- mantrakid0
are they just planning on blocking domain names or the full ip address?
- panacea0
the fucking ISPs are joining in the communism game!
FUCK OFF
- Its fascism NOT communism. You are obviously uneducated on the basics of political philosophy and history.Gminor
- Whereas you are an expert at being patronising.MrT
- not hard to patronize around hereGminor
- Difference between those systems is minimal. Both are collectivist tyrannies, one with a clear leader figure.raf
- The ISPs are not behind this. Hollywood and big media companies areukit2
- My hunch is they're just signing on. It goes higher up than that, i'll bet.BrokenHD
- Ironmonkey0
worth a watch again.
- the drawings are nice. love the iphone at the end. but think shes pretty narrow sighteddeathboy
- Dillinger0
Ah crap sensoring the internet. I geuss it will be back to the old days of ... "put the fucking lotion in the bucket".
- mikotondria30
Ahem - hold your breath and no one make any sudden moves...
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel…
- jagara0
Yeah yeah... even if this shit gets passed people will do exactly as they please. Like in china, where everybody's mom knows how to circumvent their shitty censorship apparatus. Can't wait to laugh in their stupid wrinkly old turd faces.
- Dillinger0
Yeah my mate worked in China for two years. He gambled constantly, and did more drugs then he ever has in his life. Yet the Chinese would have you believe they are tough on all that sort of stuff.
- Uglyfreak0
http://www.techdirt.com/articles…
Nothing is delayed... destruction of freedom is back on schedule..
- ukit20
Dear Congress, It's No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works
- dMullins0
I feel like this above all things (trampling of human rights in Zuccotti Park, trampling of human rights abroad by American soldiers, ineffective leadership in government, bought votes in Congress) would be the tipping point for revolt. I say that with anyone under 25 specifically in mind.
Some motherfuckers are going to be PISSED if this passes, myself included.
- dMullins0
Okay, I just read that TechDirt article.
When was the last time Congress extended their session for anything? I seem to recall in the midst of the '08 economic downturn AND the year of the Iraq bombings, Congress was like, "Eh, we'll be back in about a month."
http://www.techdirt.com/articles…
"...Despite the fact that Congress was supposed to be out of session until the end of January, the Judiciary Committee has just announced plans to come back to continue the markup this coming Wednesday. This is rather unusual and totally unnecessary. But it shows just how desperate Hollywood is to pass this bill as quickly as possible, before the momentum of opposition builds up even further."
Everything is fucked beyond belief in America these days.
- TheBlueOne0
The lobbyists spent $91 million in support of getting this bill passed. That's $91million dollars in the pockets of this assholes in Congress. Meanwhile American citizens sent 'em some pieces of paper with their names on it saying "pretty please don't pass this or we'll be forced to send you more papers with our signatures and maybe some irate blog posts". The lobbyists shrug and toss in another million.
Welcome to a country that now believes that $ is political speech entitled to the highest legal protections and people standing in a park is tantamount to terrorism and deserves a violent response from authorities.
Get the fuck out now.