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Originally Posted by Human No More

Wow, I had no idea of this.

Yeah, I didn't either, and I live in the USA. It seriously should have caused a bigger ruckus. Signed, of course. Also, wouldn't it be nice if Demand Progress had links to all their petitions on their index? I only hear about them through email.

[Human No More]

Originally Posted by Isard

One thing though (Even though I do think this is a terrible idea...) I was under the impression that the Army Corps of Engineer's originally invented the internet...

The internet grew from ARPANET, yes, but the underlying technologies primarily originated from CERN and even independently of ARPANET, universities were already starting to develop links would would likely have eventually created a similar structure.

[Human No More]

More coming (this time with a ridiculous name - apparently interfering with and censoring something is 'protecting' it?!)
Worse Than China? U.S. Government Wants To Censor Search Engines And Browsers | Demand Progress

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O.o this sucks.

Methinks the days of metastability in the US are numbered.

[Human No More]

More, this time for people in the UK.

Yesterday, new plans for website censorship were leaked to digital rights campaigner James Firth. Yet again the leaked plans were written by copyright lobby groups, and had been presented to Culture Minister Ed Vaizey marked “confidential”.

The public weren’t meant to see these censorship plans. Copyright lobbyists want the minister to agree to “industry self-regulation”, where “experts” appointed by film, record and TV executives would decide what Internet sites would be banned in the UK.

With a fig leaf of judicial oversight, these sites would be banned without any hope of a trial or meaningful court procedure. Ask your MP to prevent these dangerous plans.

Last month, a report from the United Nations stated plainly that such website bans would risk severe impacts on our freedom of expression unless strictly controlled and approved by courts.

Open Rights Group | Ask your MP to support the United Nations report