www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16590585

Well done Wikipedia and others! Boo and hiss to Twitter!

Why are the powers that be so afraid of the internet? And from America...the land of 'liberty' and 'freedom'!

This comes after a young British man is being aggressively pursued by US courts for running a website advertising free films. The UK has backed the US and he could be extradited and prosecuted in the states and face a possible 10 year jail sentence.

Indeed they have declared war on the internet, and the British government are the allies in this war. They want to clip our fingers and take out our eyes for they only want us to see what they want us to see.

Don't know about you lot but this makes me angry.

FC, at least some states - eg China - are open and actually admit "blocking" of the net (well, the bits they don't like) LOL !

as predicted (always accurately) three years ago by me on here and elsewhere...prepare for the war on a free internet.

Megaupload is shut down by US officials.

What next? Google?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369

The Fat Controller wrote:
Megaupload is shut down by US officials.

What next? Google?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369

no..Google are part of the problem.

The world seems to be in the thrall of Google, the Zuckerberg creep and every other carpetbagger who has claimed the net and perpetuate the fantasy that it's all about freedom, democracy and the right to free speech.

Google is a rapacious US corporation intent upon imposing US laws on the world and thankfully countries like India, Italy and France are fighting back.

veritas wrote:
The Fat Controller wrote:
Megaupload is shut down by US officials.

What next? Google?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369

no..Google are part of the problem.

The world seems to be in the thrall of Google, the Zuckerberg creep and every other carpetbagger who has claimed the net and perpetuate the fantasy that it's all about freedom, democracy and the right to free speech.

Google is a rapacious US corporation intent upon imposing US laws on the world and thankfully countries like India, Italy and France are fighting back.

My knuckles are rapped. You know more than I do Veritas. Perhaps I should consider switching search engines.

"Some of the automobiles listed for forfeiture include an amazing mix of exotic vehicles:
• 2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drop Head Coupe
• 2010 Maserati GranCabrio
• 16 various modern Mercedes-Benz vehicles (including many CLK and CL series)
• 1989 Lamborghini LM002
• 1959 Cadillac Series 62 convertible
• 1957 Cadillac El Dorado
• Unknown Harley Davidson motorcycle
• Von Dutch Kustom motor bike
• Two 2010 Mini Cooper S coupes
• 2010 Sea-Doo GTX jet ski

Several of the vehicles had personalized plates with titles including 'GOD,' 'HACKER,' 'STONED,' 'GUILTY' and 'CEO.'"

news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57362416-93/wh...t-news&tag=title

I'm confused now guys. Are we on the side of the Internet or not? The slippery slope in my view if the powers that be decide what it is we should be doing online. Many many people used megaupload which was one of the few sites enabling users fast download times free of charge. I know piracy is illegal, but is the line going to be drawn before or after those profiteering from piracy? The internet is being treated as some little country without a dictatorship...the most powerful state on earth wants it!

The Fat Controller wrote:
I'm confused now guys. Are we on the side of the Internet or not? The slippery slope in my view if the powers that be decide what it is we should be doing online. Many many people used megaupload which was one of the few sites enabling users fast download times free of charge. I know piracy is illegal, but is the line going to be drawn before or after those profiteering from piracy? The internet is being treated as some little country without a dictatorship...the most powerful state on earth wants it!

Hard one to call FC,Mega were deep into piracy,but also freedom of expression is worth the cost.