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I was vehemently opposed to SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, DMCA and all those nasty four letter acronyms, but something made me realize that it’s all pointless. Let them implement all the rotten legislation they want. The Internet was designed to be immune to nuclear warfare, it sure as hell will survive some politically misguided attempts to … Read more
I realize it’s just a tiny drop in the bucket, but given enough drops, the bucket will spill over. Just petitioned the State Department to stop the internet censorship bill. You should too! americancensorship.org/modal/state-de… #usacensored #SOPA — Colin Helvensteijn (@chelvensteijn) January 14, 2012
This post is in Dutch, as it mostly concerns current events in The Netherlands. Maar al te vaak wordt tegenwoordig geopperd om censuur1 toe te gaan passen in de strijd tegen zaken als kinderporno, terrorisme, of andere zware criminaliteit. Vaak wordt daarbij handig ingespeeld op een relevante (liefst schokkende) actuele gebeurtenis. Dan zijn mensen gevoelig … Read more
Although Jan Peter Balkenende first took office as prime minister of the Netherlands in 2002, until today I din’t know the man actually has a sense of humor. At least, I hope that he does. On multiple occasions now 1, he has said, and I quote: “I want a VOC mentality again.” VOC in this … Read more