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Do you think the goverment should censored the internet? - Andres - 11-09-2012 09:56 PM
I been hearing from different websites like Facebook, twitter and more that the government been creating a bill that censored the internet. Meaning they will shut down all websites like Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace. And I been voting against that. So if you think it not okay please explain.
- Patrick - 11-09-2012 10:04 PM
They won't ban the internet, its a free country
- BILL - 11-09-2012 10:04 PM
Why? Take away another one of our rights which are dwindling so fast now
- Lu - 11-09-2012 10:04 PM
u r hearing frm websies like facebook , twitter..........
how come i dont hear frm them.......
usually they say to me...."ur acc has been suspended "
- sugerplum - 11-09-2012 10:04 PM
Of course they should, who cares about the Internet
- Tom Florentine - 11-09-2012 10:04 PM
This isn't what you are hearing. You are being lied to, and falling for, right wing propaganda. The bill they are talking about is one where internet providers can charge different prices, and provide different coverage depending on how much companies pay them.
So if a company like Verizon is providing internet service to you, and you pay $40 a month for the fastest service, but Verizon wants to start their own streaming tv service they can charge Netflix, Hulu, and NBC a huge amount of money to stream their video at a speed fast enough to be viewable on a computer or tv. They can also just refuse to allow these services to stream on their internet connections because they don't want the competition. They can do the same with news sites and political sites. If they don't like a viewpoint they can charge a huge sum of money to allow the website to work, if a company can't afford the extra charge their website will not load, or will load extremely slow and will not be able to be viewed realistically. So even if you pay for fast internet service it is irrelevant because the other side has to pay extra to get fast service as well, which is not generally how it is now.
Net neutrality means that if you pay your fee the internet providers must allow the companies equal access to broadcast their content. What you are talking about is not happening. The only exceptions are also by Republicans and conservative Democrats who are trying to set up the ability to shut down websites during times of conflict, but because of the Patriot Act they can already do this. They will not be shutting down these sites permanently, nor are they planning on doing so. They are trying to censor what people can report during massive protests like the Occupy Wall Street protests or the Arab Spring.
- Bryan - 11-09-2012 10:04 PM
Criminal activity is occurring on the internet in the form of copy-write piracy. The government is moving to attempt to stop it. I don't like what the government is proposing because it goes too far in some areas, but the bellyaching by Facebook and Twitter amounts to nothing more attempts to avoid having to actually police their sites against illegal activity. If the industry as a whole (content providers) would have done this willingly they would not be seeing attempted government intrusion now. However what they are trying to do instead is gin up fear in order to maintain their desired status quo. I have no sympathy for them.
@Tom Florentine You are incorrect. Please research SOPA and the IP Protect bills. These are what are currently being debated in the House and Senate.
- American - 11-09-2012 10:04 PM
No if you want Free Speech to survive, which it appears it isn't going to.
- J.T. - 11-09-2012 10:04 PM
Not dumb enough to believe that "censoring" will result in the shutting down of Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace...
- Just Thinking - 11-09-2012 10:04 PM
Only up to a point.They should censor child porn and national defense secrets.Most everything else is open for dicussion.