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: 1) by fustakrakich on Sunday August 09 2020, @06:45AM (5 children)
"WE", the collective got us into this mess. Only "WE" can get us out.
Trump v. Biden
Hell of a choice "WE" left ourselves
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 09 2020, @08:25AM (4 children)
Astonishing by the Democrats.
If they had any straight white male candidate under the age of 50 who believed in climate change, they'd win in a landslide.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 09 2020, @09:33AM (1 child)
Inanimate carbon rod for president!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 10 2020, @12:22AM
Yes I’m voting for Biden too
(Score: 2, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Sunday August 09 2020, @06:36PM (1 child)
They don't want a landslide. They would lose the republican "obstructionism" in their deceitful blame game. Congress has to remain at 50/50 for "villain rotation" to function. They all agree on the important stuff, like war and austerity and more prisons.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 09 2020, @07:59PM
this guy gets it.