In an important aspect, this is not any different han a library deciding to censor what information they make available. In the past this war has been waged before--As Google will ban news over quality of the information, librarians have banned books over the quality of the information. Once Tom Sawyer is banned, that sets a precedent to ban Catcher in the Rye, then Fahrenheit 451, then Animal Farm.
It's a very slippery slope, and it's absolutely terrifying to me.
I don't want to live in a world where few have absolute power over the many. If someone can control what you hear and see, they can control what you think.
Is Trump's election just a convenient excuse to seize this opportunity?
In an important aspect, this is not any different han a library deciding to censor what information they make available. In the past this war has been waged before--As Google will ban news over quality of the information, librarians have banned books over the quality of the information. Once Tom Sawyer is banned, that sets a precedent to ban Catcher in the Rye, then Fahrenheit 451, then Animal Farm.
It's a very slippery slope, and it's absolutely terrifying to me.
I don't want to live in a world where few have absolute power over the many. If someone can control what you hear and see, they can control what you think.
Is Trump's election just a convenient excuse to seize this opportunity?
Thank you Snowden, I also am terrified by this.