OscailtInternet Freedom Fighters Build a Shadow WebGovernments and corporations have more control over the Internet than ever. Now digital activists want to build an alternative network that can never be blocked, filtered or shut down
Breaking news: Italian MP, Sgarbi denounces the Statistical Fraud on COVID-19. The speech of the Member of Parliament Vittorio Sgarbi in the session of the Italian Camera, Meeting no. 331 of Friday 24, April, 2020. Vittorio Sgarbi, denounces the closure of 60% of the businesses for 25,000 COVID-19 Deaths, of which the National Institute of Health says 96.3% died NOT of COVID-19 but of other pathologies. That means only 925 have died of the virus. 24,075 have died of other things.2012-02-26T10:35:49+00:00Indymedia Irelandimc-ireland@lists.indymedia.iehttp://www.indymedia.ie/atomfullposts?story_id=101429http://www.indymedia.ie/graphics/feedlogo.gifJ.I.T.http://www.indymedia.ie/article/101429#comment2880542012-02-26T10:35:49+00:00opus diablosTa, pleb, timely post, just as they mobilise on all fronts to head off any poten...Ta, pleb, timely post, just as they mobilise on all fronts to head off any potential breach in their info-domes. Work to be done.Freedom of speechhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/101429#comment2880582012-02-26T13:20:13+00:00ContrarianInteresting post, pleb, and a very welcome development. For once I agree with op...Interesting post, pleb, and a very welcome development. For once I agree with opus's view that it's a good thing. Truly libertarian in both the left and right wing usage of the word. However, I think that the type of governments that will oppose it will not be the "western" democracies such as US, Canada, EU, Aus, NZ, Israel etc but the various collections of dictatorial regimes who feel it necessary to restrict freedom of speech, in the interest of the common good of course. How might it work in the socialist paradise of Cuba where there is only one ISP, run by the single party communist government of course? Comrade Chavez with his unhealthy enthusiasm for media control might have issues with it too, I suspect. Not to mention the Islamic theocracies for whom freedom of expression is subordinate to koranic principles. And it wouldn't sit easy with the Chinese government approach to free expression though with the lT infrastructure that exists in that country it could well be unstoppable and a huge boost to Chinese democratisation and personal freedom. <br />
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It is notable and ironic that the dominant worldview of most contributors on indymedia would appear to be far more supportive of those regimes that restrict freedom of speech than those that permit or even encourage it. Strange views for libertarians but sadly par for the course for many (not all) who self-describe as left wing. Freedom of speech is all very well but only for those who hold suitable approved views seems to be the order of the day. contrarian yet again spews his right wing propagandahttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/101429#comment2880602012-02-26T18:00:41+00:00hack"However, I think that the type of governments that will oppose it will not be t...<em>"However, I think that the type of governments that will oppose it will not be the "western" democracies such as US..."</em><br />
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cough SOPA *cough ACTA *cough centralised DNS *cough patriot act *cough facebook/cia links *cough google/facebook government special interfaces<br />
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You're an idiot contrarian. who do you think actually developed the repressive software to blacklist websites and make them disappear? <br />
Why do you think the US government insists on retaining full controll over the DNS system?<br />
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which companies shopped the chinese dissidents to the chinese government? why american ones of course!<br />
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Most western governments are doggedly trying to find ways to control the web. Your private emails and phone texts are currently held for 3 years or more in Ireland so the government lackys can have a read if you get up their noses.<br />
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And google phil zimmermann / pgp to see how pissed these western governments get when someone finds a way to stop them reading all our mail.<br />
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this may be usefulhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/101429#comment2880612012-02-26T18:55:55+00:00opus diablos<br />
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<a href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29452" title="http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29452">http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29452</a>Excellenthttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/101429#comment2880632012-02-26T20:49:33+00:00micheailinThanks for posting this.Thanks for posting this.