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League of Neutered Internet
It seems that in the very near future the Kostroma region will be overwhelmed by a wave of Internet censorship . A certain non-profit organization, the League for a Safe Internet (abbreviated as LBI), is going to weed out and block through providers “bad” sites - those on which information about violence, sex, drugs, alcoholism and other “joys” is available. Some volunteers who have joined the LBI are going to watch this entire “celebration of life” for days on end in order to protect other users from the “black Internet”.
Actually, I have two questions.
First: on what basis will a lousy NGO decide for me whether this or that site is a carrier of disgusting propaganda of violence, porn, booze and smoking? Some [*] “vigilantes” will block resources like “Ru-ChP” in “LiveJournal” (scenes of violence), Lurk (propaganda of everything that is possible, or rather impossible), Forum of Kostroma Jedi (for Friday boobs and anti-government statements), YouTube for videos ranging from “Pus” to tank explosions in Syria? What nonsense?
1. America from the mountain.
Full legal capacity in the Russian Federation occurs at 18 years of age. This means that from this age a person, among other things, has the right to drink, smoke, swear, and generally lead an antisocial lifestyle. Of course, without violating the legitimate rights and interests of others. If members of the LBI believe that Internet users should poop roses under their supervision, then let me remind the disrespected “combatants” of Mayakovsky’s poem about metal and steam locomotives.
2. Tank explosion in Syria.
Second question. Specially trained “vigilantes” will search the Internet for various kinds of shameful content for the purpose of subsequent blocking. No, of course, I’m not saying anything, but there is an opinion that it’s not for nothing that a person will do such a “job.” At night, you know, it’s legal to watch child porn and other debauchery, it’s probably worth a lot.
3. Tu-204 crash at Vnukovo.
As a result, it is absolutely clear that the issue of control over morality and morality on the Internet is nothing more than a reason to develop Internet censorship technology in a particular region. The authorities are firmly in the crosshairs of various Navalnys, Sobchak, Kasparov and other Yashins, who on the pages of their blogs, at every opportunity, plunge all swindlers and thieves into a vat of shit.
As a supporter of civil society, with all my heart I mentally send a ray of chronic chlamydia and a lifelong death with nails to the Safe Internet League. I hope that these [*] will remain in history as mucus, parasitic on the opportunistic desire of the authorities, as they say, to shut up the fountain.