[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge.net has joined the "StopCensorship" movement

[Jeff Tchang]

I am strongly against internet censorship. There are talks brewing on
Wikipedia concerning blanking out Wikipedia for a day (as a form of
protest):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Request_for_Comment:_SOPA_and_a_strike

-Jeff

On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
> I know it's tempting to think that they will only mess with DNS, and we
> can all just make our own alternet DNS or start memorizing IP addresses,
> but that's not the way the US government works.
>
> They will outlaw DNS to banned sites, and then they will go to court to
> block access to those sites, and routing will get severely fucked with.
> Don't believe for a second that SOPA or PIPA will be limited to what they
> have already described;  guaranteed they will take it much further.
>
> start preparing now.
>
> -jake
>
> aestetix wrote:
>
> It turns out there is a nasty bill floating through US Congress right now
> (called Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA), and privacy groups like the EFF
> are rightfully concerned about it. Among other things, this bill would
> expand government abilities to takedown websites to the DNS level,
> allowing the US to effectively blacklist entire websites. This is not
> cool.
>
> The EFF and several other groups (reddit, mozilla, and others) have
> decided to bring attention to this by "censoring" their logos. We've
> "censored" the Noisebridge.net logo on the website for the day (November
> 16) to join the effort and support free speech on the internet. You can
> find more information about this effort at http://americancensorship.org/.
>
> Also, check out these links for more information on SOPA and why it is bad
> and scary:
> https://www.eff.org/issues/coica-internet-censorship-and-copyright-bill
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/11/explosion-opposition-internet-blacklist-bill
> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/11/stop-online-piracy-act-blacklist-any-other-name-still-blacklist
>
> Cheers,
> aestetix
>
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