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Revised net censorship bill requires search engines to block sites, too
- jdp23 15y agoThe other shoe drops: "Last week, when the Department of Homeland Security leaned on Mozilla to remove a Firefox add-on making it simple to bypass domain name seizures, we wondered at the request. After all, the add-on only made it easier to do a simple Google search, and we wondered "what the next logical step in this progression will be: requiring search engines to stop returning results for seized domain names?" Turns out that's exactly what's being contemplated."
- xorglorb 15y agoThe idea that we are even considering an internet censorship bill in the United States is appalling; and for IP protection of all issues. Also, how long will it be after it is enforced that the affected sites start moving to underground networks like I2P?
- JoachimSchipper 15y agoThat's sufficient, really. China's firewall can be penetrated, it's just too much of a bother for the average citizen - which suffices to maintain stability.
- Andrew_Quentin 15y agoThis is not China. This is the free world. How many tweets would there be, facebook pages, articles, etc. We, unlike china, have the right to speak freely.
- firefoxman1 15y agoI'd like to see the arguments for a bill like this. What exactly can they say that prevents it from infringing on the basic rights listed in the Bill of Rights