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Re:G8 agenda calls for "civilized Internet": monitored, gove... by nitrogen on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @06:48AM (#2579361)
To interested readers: there is an interesting auto-killed response from oelewapperke that can only be read if you turn on showdead in your HN account settings. I suggest enabling showdead and reading the comment.
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Re:G8 agenda calls for "civilized Internet": monitored, gove... by khafra on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @08:24AM (#2579536)
He definitely has an axe to grind, and the first Google result casts some doubt on the 90% figure: http://journal.webscience.org/138/

But his larger point remains intact: Freedom of the press/Internet is only an axiomatic good in educated America and Europe. It's on shaky ground in the rest of the world, which in a democratic referendum would make the educated population of America and Europe a rounding error.

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Re:G8 agenda calls for "civilized Internet": monitored, gove... by Joakal on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @07:16AM (#2579406)
I read the comment, it seems heavily opinionated touting worldwide numbers with hyperbole and more. Overall it seems the poster has an axe to grind.

I'm not sure if it was constructive. However, the parent poster was asking for sources.

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Re:G8 agenda calls for "civilized Internet": monitored, gove... by ignifero on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @07:21AM (#2579413)
I especially disagree with his/her views on Europeans. If anything, we are more sensitive on those matters than the US, that's why the world's dissidents seek refuge here.
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