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Maybe true but they can't just 'kill it'. What would people do if they couldn't access their FB account. OMG!!!!!
I wouldn't care because I don't have an account but for some it would be the end of the world.
Maybe true but they can't just 'kill it'. What would people do if they couldn't access their FB account. OMG!!!!!
Originally posted by digital01anarchy
Originally posted by Hefficide
reply to post by cavalryscout
And precedent? Want to know what the first thing the cops do during any sort of stand-off? They kill the phone lines so that the person inside cannot communicate with the outside world. This is the same concept on a larger scale.
~Heff
Kind of seems out outdated with the use of cellphones almost everyone has one. unless they can jam a signal to the tower?
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by cavalryscout
Maybe true but they can't just 'kill it'. What would people do if they couldn't access their FB account. OMG!!!!!
I wouldn't care because I don't have an account but for some it would be the end of the world.
Do you know how to read? They won't kill it, they're trying to FILTER it. Big difference. And in the case of FB, they sure as hell won't kill it. Getting people to willingly volunteer their bathroom schedule had never been easier.
edit on 23-11-2012 by AfterInfinity because: (no reason given)
Okay two of you keep saying they are going to "censor" the internet. Fine. Explain 2 me how this is going to be accomplished without millions of people noticing. What are they planning to censor that is now available?
My point is for China or Iran to censor the internet is a lot different than it happening in the U.S. or the U.K.
Originally posted by cavalryscout
Okay two of you keep saying they are going to "censor" the internet. Fine. Explain 2 me how this is going to be accomplished without millions of people noticing. What are they planning to censor that is now available?
edit on 23-11-2012 by cavalryscout because: (no reason given)
How would China or Iran be any different in application? The technology exists. The motive exists. In fact US Internet censorship is already a reality - and not just involving the obvious illegal issues.
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference.
Freedom of expression consists of the rights to freedom of speech, press, assembly and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, and the implied rights of association and belief.
Originally posted by Stormdancer777
As much as I love the internet, it cannot be trusted, it has become a vast propagandist tool,
Years ago the first thing I learned about the interent was don't believe everything you read.
Kill the damn thing already maybe we would actually get off line and do something.