Do you like reading the Hyphen Blog or other blogs like this? Do you blog yourself? Do you like getting your news source from somewhere other than the TV, radio, or the newspapers? If you say yes, then there's a serious threat going on right now.
The Internet is under attack and people need to be aware of it. Major telecom companies are trying to push for a "tiered" Internet that allow certain sites to get faster access if they pay up, and the ones that don't will get a slower speed, maybe even complete inaccessibility. So sites like hyphenmagazine.com and other non-corporate backed sites without a lot of money won't be able to reach as many people and as easily as it is now.
What does this mean? It basically means the first step towards the eradication of free speech on the Internet. Turning it into just another TV, radio or newspaper where the telecom companies essentially decides what you can and cannot see.
Find out more information at these sites:
freepress.net
savetheinternet.com
Congress readies new digital copyright bill
Please take action and sign the petition, or the very least be aware and find out what is really going on.
Posted by chao at April 27, 2006 9:43 PM
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