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Renegade:
http://cryptome.org/2014/06/webcom-netsol-attack.htm
Of interest as it's about censorship of Cryptome (an important leak/info site). The reason for them being taken offline is a bit ridiculous.
IainB:
http://cryptome.org/2014/06/webcom-netsol-attack.htm
Of interest as it's about censorship of Cryptome (an important leak/info site). The reason for them being taken offline is a bit ridiculous.
-Renegade (July 01, 2014, 03:47 AM)
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Surely not censorship? Just a set of unlucky coincidences, I would think.
IainB:
An email and blog post requesting our/your action, from OpenMedia.org, if you haven't added your voice yet:
(Copied below sans embedded hyperlinks/images.)
24 hours to do something meaningful about it | OpenMedia
We have just 24 hours until key decision-makers behind the Trans Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) Internet Censorship plan begin meeting in Ottawa, Canada.1
Please Note: This is your last chance to use our easy-to-use “Internet Voice” to get your comment right in the hands of those crafting this extreme and secretive plan.
Your diligence over time has allowed your OpenMedia team to get a face-to-face meeting with them.
It’s crucial that we have as many original comments as possible to show TPP insiders when we meet them.
Nj, will you take this last opportunity to join Internet users across the globe and have your comments put in the hands of TPP decision-makers?
–Steve
Footnotes
[1] Trans Pacific Partnership deal elusive as talks set for Ottawa. Source: CBC News.
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I strongly object to any State or Government or commercially sanctioned moves to act in any way that could end or limit free expression online as we currently know and enjoy it. This would be a threat to the free world, to democratic freedom and to the American Constitution.
This thing seems to be being driven home with a pile-driver and backed by the US government, so it's probably bound to be pushed through in the shorter term, but at least a protest can be made beforehand.
Democratic freedom at its finest.
IainB:
An email and blog post requesting our/your action, from OpenMedia.org, further opportunity to add your voice:
(Copied below sans embedded hyperlinks/images.)
Refer link: TPP - Save Free Expression | OpenMedia
The email says:
Our window is closing
Meghan Sali [email protected] via mail.salsalabs.net
05:38 (10 hours ago)
- images from [email protected]
TPP negotiators received citizen comments in a face-to-face meeting with OpenMedia just hours ago but now chief negotiators are stepping in to ram the censorship plan into place. We only have 48 hours before negotiations end; now, more than ever, we need you to stand up for Free Expression. Amplify our voices here, and take action to end Internet Censorship.
Take action!
Dear XX,
Revealed: “Chief negotiators” are now stepping in to finalize a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) plan that could censor expression online for generations.1 2
We only have 48 hours before their meetings in Ottawa, Canada conclude: Let’s raise a loud global call for TPP chief negotiators to back off and save free expression now --->
In just the last few days, tens of thousands of pro-Internet Citizens spoke up using our Face-to-Face tool3 to defend the right to access the Internet in their day to day lives without fear of censorship and surveillance.
As Harold Jaffe from the U.S. shared with us using our Internet Voice Tool:
“The proposed mechanisms of the TPP undermine some of our most valued principles--the equitable and transparent rule of law, the sovereignty of nations, and the authority of the people to determine how we are governed, among others. It is imperative that negotiations be brought into the light and the unjust, unconstitutional consequences of the plan be exposed.”
Make your voice louder, and make all our voices louder to Save Free Expression Online.
*If enough people speak out now we’ll put up a giant “Save Free Expression” banner in front of the TPP meeting building – a banner that decision makers and the media can’t ignore.
Negotiators have now heard your voices loud and clear, but they’re feeling the pressure from Big Media lobbyists and government officials to push ahead with this irresponsible plan.
Demand decision-makers and world leaders remove Internet Censorship from the TPP. Speak out today.
Thank you for recognizing that we need your help – we need your voice to protect the possibilities of the open Internet.
–Meghan, Josh, and Steve, on behalf of your OpenMedia Team
P.S., We’ve been fighting hard against the TPP’s extreme censorship, and we won’t stop until negotiators have abandoned their plans to censor the Internet. It’s the generous support we receive from the pro-Internet community - people like you - that’s made this fight possible. Help us defend your rights online by chipping in today.
Footnotes
[1] Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Source: EFF
[2] TPP talks in full gear as chief negotiators join working-level meeting. Source: Mainichi
[3] Face to Face with Internet Censorship. Source
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Mind you, if one was a proponent of Transnational Progressivism, one might not want to stop TPP just yet.
Renegade:
Mind you, if one was a proponent of Transnational Progressivism, one might not want to stop TPP just yet.
-IainB (July 10, 2014, 11:45 PM)
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What's wrong with trade? Trade is good. And partnerships are good too. Surely the TPP will be good for everyone!
And dammit! I'm going to prove it... hold on while I go grab a link and the text of the treaty...
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Err... it appears that there is no official text or transparency...
http://tppinfo.org/resources/leaked-texts-country-info/
What was I saying before about trade & partnerships being good? I might want to reconsider that in this case... ;)
But seriously, this is just insane. There's no good reason for the secrecy.
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