Will Wikileaks end up shutting down casual use of the internet?

[Horse with no Name]

If I am not mistaken, there is already legislation passed during the Bush era that would allow it to happen.

[PeaceNikki]

1. no

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[Liberal_in_LA]

2. why would it?

[Poll_Blind]

3. LOL. n/t

PB

[rocktivity]

4. If Obama's serious about being re-elected, it won't

since the Internet that helped get him elected in the first place.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[PeaceNikki]

5. Even if he wants to destroy his chances, he couldn't logistically take down the intertubes.

It's just not possible.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Actually it is possible

Albeit perhaps not practical...

Root servers

There's a reason we have had an increase of those outside the us...

And china is instructive of how to close it down.

[Earth_First]

8. No. n/t

[Speck Tater]

9. Large corporations own the gevernment and too many corporations depend on the Internet.

Anything the corporations oppose will never happen.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. Wikileaks won't. But, our "democratic" government might.

[superduperfarleft]

11. Yes. Give me your internet and I'll keep it safe for you. n/t

[RandomKoolzip]

12. No, there's too much commerce dependent on the internet and besides which

the gov't doesn't have the power to completely prohibit internet use.

[cherokeeprogressive]

13. I'm guessing not.

Whole lotta servers out there.

[EstimatedProphet]

14. I highly doubt it

How will the US police casual use of the internet in Europe? Russia? Japan?

[Bluerthanblue]

15. you might be interested in reading this blog which addresses

just this question-

If you take the time to read through his piece, there are some interesting thoughts and facts. I can't copy and paste from it sorry



http://barryschuler.posterous.com/will-the-internet-be-regulated