Thursday, October 18, 2007

Watch out for censorship

The following is from an outstanding blogger at Save the Internet. “Free speech shouldn't stop when you turn on your computer or pick up your cellphone,” writes Keenan and Combs. “Recent actions by the nation’s biggest communications corporations should be of grave concern to all who care about public participation in our democracy. In calling for congressional hearings on the censorship, NARAL and the Christian Coalition join a growing list of organizations, businesses and everyday citizens who want Congress to take immediate action to protect free speech on all communications platforms. We can’t trust phone companies to safeguard our basic American freedoms".

The telecommunication giants must be watched all the time. They have a vested interest in pushing bloggers off the air. There is also collusion between telecommunication giants and government regulators to monitor and purge the Internet of critical journalism.

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