[rohrpost] US Congress debating power to censor the world's internet

[Manuel Bonik]

Das klingt schwer nach einem Hype. 

Erstens gibt es Proxis, zweitens müsste für sowas die US-Verfassung
geändert werden, drittens gibt es ja noch andere Länder als die USA auf
der Welt.

Immer wieder erstaunlich, welche Allmachtsphantasien Politiker gegenüber
dem Internet entwickeln.

-- 
Manuel Bonik <manuel at nightacademy.net>


> off topic ? maybe not
> please distribute!
> 
> > Dear friends,
> > 
> > Right now, the US Congress is debating a law that would give them the power to
> > censor the world's internet -- creating a blacklist that could target YouTube,
> > WikiLeaks and even groups like Avaaz! 
> > 
> > Under the new law, the US could force internet providers to block any website
> > on suspicion of violating copyright or trademark legislation, or even failing to
> > sufficiently police their users' activities. And, because so much of the
> > internet's hosts and hardware are located in the US, their blacklist would clamp
> > down on the free web for all of us. 
> > 
> > The vote could happen any day now, but we can help stop this -- champions in
> > Congress want to preserve free speech and tell us that an international outcry
> > would strengthen their hand. Let’s urgently raise our voices from every corner
> > of the world and build an unprecedented global petition calling on US decision
> > makers to reject the bill and stop internet censorship. Click below to sign and
> > then forward as widely as possible - our message will be delivered directly to
> > key members of the US Congress ahead of the crucial vote: 
> > 
> > http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet/?cl=1393071729&v=11162
> > 
> > For years, the US government has condemned countries like China and Iran for
> > their clampdown on Internet use. But now, the impact of America's new censorship
> > laws could be far worse - effectively blocking sites to every Internet user
> > across the globe. 
> > 
> > Last year, a similar Internet censorship bill was killed before reaching the US
> > Senate floor, but it's now back in a different form. Copyright laws already
> > exist and are enforced by courts. But this new law goes much further -- granting
> > the government and big corporations enormous powers to force service providers
> > and search engines to block websites based just on allegations of violations -
> > without a trial or being found guilty of any crime! 
> > 
> > US free speech advocates have already raised the alarm, and some key Senators
> > are trying to gather enough support to stop this dangerous bill. We have no time
> > to lose. Let's stand with them to ensure American lawmakers preserve the right
> > to a free and open Internet as an essential way for people around the world to
> > exchange ideas, share communication and work collectively to build the world we
> > want. Sign below to stop US censorship, and save the internet as we know it: 
> > 
> > http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet/?cl=1393071729&v=11162 
> > 
> > In the past months, from the Arab Spring to the global Occupy Movement, we've
> > seen first hand how the Internet can galvanize, unify and change the world. Now,
> > if we stand together, we can stop this new attack on Internet freedom. We've
> > done it before -- in Brazil and Italy, Avaaz members have won major victories in
> > the fight for a free Internet. Let's take the fight global, and mobilize to
> > defeat the most powerful censorship threat that the Internet has ever seen. 
> > 
> > With hope, 
> > 
> > Luis, Dalia, Diego, Emma, Ricken, Aaron, Antonia, Benjamin and the rest of the
> > Avaaz team 
> > 
> 
> 
>