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Throwing the word 'censorship' around in civil rights issues is as cheap and meaningless as using terrorism and child abuse as an excuse for privacy violations.
by freshflowers 12y ago
Throwing the word 'censorship' around in civil rights issues is as cheap and meaningless as using terrorism and child abuse as an excuse for privacy violations.
- woah 12y agoWhy? It's a term that applies to the concept in question. The other things you mentioned are, in contrast, scaremongering.
- liotier 12y agoAs Wikipedia's definition goes: "Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, media outlets, authorities or other groups or institutions". So, how is "Right to be forgotten" not censorship ? As for the balance between protection of individuals vs. transparency, laws already exists in many countries to protect the individuals. Powerless individuals are not the beneficiaries of the "Right to be forgotten" legislation : those who use (and abuse) it already are corporations and powerful individuals...
- j4meserljoness 12y agoCalling the 'right to be forgotten' bullshit a civil rights issue demeans real civil rights issues, and there are plenty.
- droope 12y agoSometimes films get adapted in order to be suitable for younger audiences, and that is called censorship because that is the meaning of the word. http://www.pictureshowman.com/articles_genhist_censorship.cfm http://www.pictureshowman.com/articles_genhist_censorship.cf... In New Zealand, the law that "enforces" this is called the "censorship" law. http://www.censor.org.nz/classification-law/censorship-law-in-nz.html http://www.censor.org.nz/classification-law/censorship-law-i...