Censorship in today's internet

[beatrice_otter]

Anyone interested in how censorship works on the internet needs to go read this post. Right now. Particularly if you're active in fandom. It talks about some frightening things happening in today's society as regards free speech and the way it works online, and the witch hunt being led by a lot of legislators, law enforcement, and citizen's groups against child pornography.

(I think going after child pornography and predators who target children is an excellent idea. I think doing McCarthyist-style witch hunts is a very bad idea, because in the hysteria a lot of people who are completely innocent get persecuted, and many times that number have their legitimate rights and freedoms curtailed through fear. And I think that, unfortunately, it looks like we're heading into a McCarthyist-style era, here.)

Comments

[imadra-blue.livejournal.com]

What bugs me the most is that with "LET'S DEFEND THE CHILDREN" slogan, they are ignoring that most sexual abuse cases happen with the family or with friends. The percentage of online predators versus pedophile uncles is much lower than they seem to think it is. And in the meantime, they slowly erode at our rights and justify it as being "for the children."

There are words to express my frustration which this, but none of them are polite, and they involve capslocking, so I'll abstain. XD

[beatrice_otter]

Amen!