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Who determines who is a nazi and who is not? Who determines what is hate speech and what is not? The Daily Stormer is obviously a truly vile organization, but
by istorical 9y ago
Who determines who is a nazi and who is not?
Who determines what is hate speech and what is not?
The Daily Stormer is obviously a truly vile organization, but the risks of abuse that arise are incredible when it becomes normalized for a company like Cloudflare that's truly at the backbone of the internet to start to exert control over what is allowed online and what is not.
These aren't phantom boogey man futures we're talking about here with regards to the fear of future government and corporate control of the internet and widespread censorship. These things are taking place right here, right now.
It used to be just China. Then it was China and Russia. Then it was China, Russia, and Turkey. Now the UK wants to censor its internet.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/theresa-may-internet-regulating-regulation-china-general-election-london-attack-bridge-a7774221.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/new...
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2017/06/2017-queens-speech-confirms-strict-new-uk-internet-censorship-policy.html https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2017/06/2017-queens-sp...
The US congress introduces a new variant bill of internet censorship every year. SOPA. CISPA. CISA. PIPA. ACTA.
We're headed towards a future of widespread global censorship one step at a time.
Look to the forefathers of the internet and see what they're saying about control of the internet being wrenched away from the people and into the hands of government and multinational control.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/29/business/opinion-cerf-google-internet-freedom/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/29/business/opinion-cerf-google-i...
Arguments about nazis, human trafficking, terror, drugs, etc. are the tools being used to seize power from the people and put us in a little prison a la Brave New World.