Re:Writers Say They Feel Censored by Surveillance
by pdabbadabba on Monday January 05, 2015 @05:32PM
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I agree with much of this.
We should note, however, that the writers surveyed were all affiliated with the group doing the surveying, PEN, which is a writers' group devoted to the defense of free expression. These respondents can probably be expected to over-report the chilling effect, somewhat.
Again, though: none of this is to say that we should not be very concerned about state surveillance. We should be.
We should note, however, that the writers surveyed were all affiliated with the group doing the surveying, PEN, which is a writers' group devoted to the defense of free expression. These respondents can probably be expected to over-report the chilling effect, somewhat.
Again, though: none of this is to say that we should not be very concerned about state surveillance. We should be.