Rick deletes comments, closes commenting; Internet responds: http://blog.piratar.is/asta/2013/11/04/rick-falkvinge-censorship/ http://copyisright.se/?p=2730 http://imm.io/1jR1x

Putting Skype and Ekiga in the same category ("Free"). This should be split between "Gratis" and "Libre". There is a huge difference.

Let's not forget this little gem: Facebook is trying to get into classrooms as an educational tool. Not only will the childre learn from a RIAA-approved curriculum, they will use only corporate, closed walled gardens as their learning and social platform. They will not know a world outside corporate control. For decades here in the Central Europe there was a special name for the perfect Soviet citizen: Homo Sovieticus. Not only does the corporatocracy in the United States (and the rest of the world, increasingly) create a Homo Corporaticus, it creates it in the image of the Eastern counterpart. Oh, it would be so funny had it not been so sad.

Isn't the .txt version good enough for that?

Especially that the censorship opponent will be immediately labelled "terrorist-paedophile", so it's a "good thing" they can't voice their "evil" opinion, right?

Well played, Sir, well played indeed. :)

No, that's the shortest argument against it. And while I appreciate the sentiment, it is quite important to keep the debate around this topic on a level that allows for technical, philosophical and economy-based arguments to be made, otherwise we land up in a mud slinging contest ("you're a coward!", "oh yeah? well you're a terrorist-paedophile!") that anti-censorship folk would probably lose.

It is beyond moronic and deceitful, but the general public will not see it that way. They will see "porn" in the same category as "terrorist content" and once they hear about a friend or relative "opting-out" of the filter, it will paint a picture for them. And somehow I am not convinced it's not by design. This is what we get when the unwashed masses get their information from Daily Mail and do not receive proper schooling in topics like democracy, personal freedoms, etc.

I don't think this is really doable, because each and every time there is a fsckton of political stuff going on behind the scenes and political reasons to do or not do stuff. It is impossible to measure the real (vs. perceived due to political reasons that we do not know of) impact of any single argument. At least, that's my experience with this.

Yeah, I get that a lot. You can make the browser window less wide and get the mobile layout (more readable,a ccording to some), or just use the .txt link: http://rys.io/en/109.txt http://rys.io/en/94.txt

Sure, just click the .txt link. Here, let me get that for you: http://rys.io/en/109.txt http://rys.io/en/94.txt

That's censorship, plain and simple. How about we all read the HOWTO: Effectively argue against Internet censorship ideas (tested already in Poland and Iceland; pure text version available) and use it to beat politicians into submission on this issue? Carr's motivation is purely political (yes, thank you Capt. Obvious), and he should be called out on it.