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Europe's answer to 'attack on free speech' is greater Internet censorship
- higherpurpose 12y agoIf I would've been a "Je Suis Charlie" person, right now I'd feel pretty cheated and disgusted, because I would first think that I'm marching against attacks on free speech, only to find out later that my march is used as an excuse to crack down on online speech. I do not agree with speech that incites violence, but does anyone really think these governments will only stop at censoring that kind of content? How many times do we have to be proven wrong about this? As for UK, the worst offender regarding this, it's the same government that arrested Miranda, the partner of a journalist, over "terrorism charges". Maybe next they'll arrest OTR developers for being "terrorist sympathizers" and creating "circumvention tools" against their new surveillance laws. UK will soon stop being a safe country to visit for anyone who works in security (although Skype developers will probably get a free pass - they're part of the "good guys").