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from the what-you-don't-know-won't-hurt-us dept.
Techdirt has a story that is quite disturbing on many levels:
Forget banning TikTok, the Trump State Department just suggested it wants to basically ban China from the internet. Rather than promoting an open internet and the concept of openness, it appears that under this administration we're slamming the gates shut and setting up the Great American Firewall for the internet. Under the guise of what it calls the Clean Network to Safeguard America, last night Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a program that is full of vague statements, that could, in practice, fragment the internet.
This is incredibly disappointing on multiple levels. While other countries -- especially China, but also Iran and Russia -- have created their own fragmented internet, the US used to stand for an open internet across the globe. Indeed, for whatever complaints we had about the State Department during the Obama administration (and we had many complaints), its commitment to an open internet was very strong and meaningful. That's clearly now gone. The "Clean Network to Safeguard America" consists of five programs that can be summed up as "fuck you China."
So much for Internet openness.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Sunday August 09 2020, @01:49PM (1 child)
frankly i kinda sorta doubt the clinton crime family would have been much different on this, unless they just accepted various economic bribes to comprimise any value like they have in the past.
With the trump crime family and the jewish administration, at least it is obvious what we are dealing with and not as obfuscated.
But I think to say this is a republican democrat issue is misguided at best.
It appears to me the military is in charge and is the hidden hand, I would like to think they can say no to israel but i am not so sure given the ownership of the entire u.s. media. I would really really like to be proved wrong on this.
See my journal and recent response to t-3.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 10 2020, @08:38PM
You can't be dissuaded or proven wrong about conspiracies that never existed in the first place. Only you can prove to yourself you're believing in fantasies.