Revised net censorship bill requires search engines to block sites, too(arstechnica.com)

Revised net censorship bill requires search engines to block sites, too

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/revised-net-censorship-bill-requires-search-engines-to-block-sites-too.ars

2 comments

xorglorb15년 전

The idea that we are even considering an internet censorship bill in the United States is appalling; and for IP protection of all issues.

Also, how long will it be after it is enforced that the affected sites start moving to underground networks like I2P?

JoachimSchipper15년 전

That's sufficient, really. China's firewall can be penetrated, it's just too much of a bother for the average citizen - which suffices to maintain stability.

Andrew_Quentin15년 전

This is not China. This is the free world. How many tweets would there be, facebook pages, articles, etc.

We, unlike china, have the right to speak freely.

firefoxman115년 전

I'd like to see the arguments for a bill like this. What exactly can they say that prevents it from infringing on the basic rights listed in the Bill of Rights

jdp2315년 전

The other shoe drops:

"Last week, when the Department of Homeland Security leaned on Mozilla to remove a Firefox add-on making it simple to bypass domain name seizures, we wondered at the request. After all, the add-on only made it easier to do a simple Google search, and we wondered "what the next logical step in this progression will be: requiring search engines to stop returning results for seized domain names?" Turns out that's exactly what's being contemplated."