Something is happening. On 11/16 congress, the American one, will hold hearings discussing the implementing of the first Internet censorship system. I find it interesting that there currently is no censorship system regulating the government, but it appears that now politicians are taking the first steps into the not so sovereign world wide web. World wide and not so sovereign indicate that, theoretically, the internet is open to free use.
In this hearing, delegates will be putting forth the notion of blacklisting certain sites. This includes illegal downloading sites, because stealing is illegal, sites that may have viruses, and harmful, foreign websites, to keep out the terrorists. The intentions are pure from a moral viewpoint, those websites are dangerous, malignant, but there is also the possibility that small websites will be listed to. Thousands of legal websites could possibly be faced with more strict regulations. This censorship could ruin the integrity of the internet. Blocking foreign information from getting into a nation by censoring the internet, is that not occurs in China and North Korea?
I am not saying America is becoming communistic, that is not even a form of government. I also will not say America's government is becoming oppressive. I do assume, however, that taking liberties away from the internet is censorship, and can be for all of the wrong reasons.
In regards to the hearing, go to this link for more information.
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