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Every rock you lift up in looking at where SESTA's support has come from, you magically find Hollywood people scurrying quietly around. We've already noted that
by drawkbox 9y ago
Every rock you lift up in looking at where SESTA's support has come from, you magically find Hollywood people scurrying quietly around. We've already noted that much of the initial support for SESTA came from a group whose then board chair was a top lobbyist for News Corp.. And, as we reported last month, after a whole bunch of people we spoke to suggested that much of the support for SESTA was being driven by former top News Corp. lobbyist, Rick Lane, we noticed that a group of people who went around Capitol Hill telling Congress to support SESTA publicly thanked their "partner" Rick Lane for showing them around.
In other words, it's not just Hollywood seeing a bill that gets them what it wants and suddenly speaking up in favor of it... this is Hollywood helping to make this bill happen in the first place as part of its ongoing effort to remake the internet away from being a communications medium for everyone, and into a broadcast/gatekeeper dominated medium where it gets to act as the gatekeeper.
Full on attack on the internet and people's right to share content and ideas, basically an attack on people's 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness'.
Tie this in with the Marriott person fired for 'liking' a post on accident, or on purpose really, that was driven by China not wanting the company to recognize Tibet, and China's large investments in Hollywood and Hollywood's appeasement of those aims, and you have a scary situation where internet content and thoughts could be regulated by people in more authoritarian regimes around the world.
Hollywood used to spread ideas of liberty, living a good life and democracy, now we have them actively exploiting side issues for their aim of content filtering, and we have other countries dictating what free people can do with the internet, full on attack on freedoms and a strike against progress and the idea of 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness'.
- montrose 9y agoThat is a very interesting point that I hadn't considered before: that authoritarianism could leak from country A from country B via lobbying by companies in B controlled by entities in A.
- walterbell 9y agoSee the recent US block of Broadcom merger.
- bitxbitxbitcoin 9y agoCould? It has already happened and is ongoing in multiple industries, not just the copyright industry.
- danharaj 9y ago> Hollywood used to spread ideas of liberty and living a good life, now we have them actively exploiting side issues for their aim of content filtering, and we have other countries dictating what free people can do with the internet, full on attack. Hollywood was never so nice
- bitxbitxbitcoin 9y agoAgreed. That sounds like what Hollywood wants you to think of Hollywood.
- scottie_m 9y agoExactly, Hollywood is just in the business of telling stories, most especially of Hollywood.
- drawkbox 9y agoQuestion: without Hollywood movies/tv, do you think the West would be looked upon and desired to come here as much? Hollywood can explain tough society situations through a conduit story that can lessen people's biases when it is a fictional story. It can help understanding and has been a huge part of the American Dream marketing that makes people want to come to the US and contribute. Entertainment and education are two of the things the US attracts people with besides opportunity. Part of that opportunity is built by Hollywood or at least the perception of it. Movies and TV are an escape but also show what it is like to live others lives or come away enlightened, maybe not so much with the consolidated companies of today but back in the day for sure. Take a look at the history of United Artists and Charlie Chaplin influence for a take on this [1]. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/feb/23/film https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/feb/23/film
- tzahola 9y ago“Hollywood used to spread ideas of liberty, living a good life and democracy” Lol!