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 <man...@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. Lets 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 > > > > > -- rohrpost - deutschsprachige Liste zur Kultur digitaler Medien und Netze Archiv: http://www.nettime.org/rohrpost http://post.in-mind.de/pipermail/rohrpost/ Ent/Subskribieren: http://post.in-mind.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rohrpost/