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Is online free speech under attack?
Washington Examiner ^ | 5/9/16 | Rudy Takala

Posted on 05/09/2016 6:53:33 AM PDT by detective

Regulators in Washington are showing increasing interest in tightening rules on political speech on the web, arguing that the dissonant voices enabled by "new media" have become too influential. If that effort is successful, experts wonder whether it could impact more traditional media as well, especially in how it relates to conservatives.

"The best example we can give is going back a few years to when the [Federal Communications Commission] was looking at trying to silence talk radio, which was obviously a realm of conservatism," said Drew Johnson, executive director of the nonprofit group "Protect Internet Freedom." He was referring to the agency's "Fairness Doctrine," which required broadcasters to grant equal time to opposing political candidates.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fec; freespeech; liberalfascism; newmedia; obama; stasi
The Obama administration and the FEC are working to eliminate free speech. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech the right to bear arms and all of the Constitutional freedoms Americans once enjoyed are deliberately being taken away by the Obama administration.
1 posted on 05/09/2016 6:53:33 AM PDT by detective
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To: detective

Yep, and has been since the very first post critical of any government.


2 posted on 05/09/2016 6:55:45 AM PDT by null and void ("when authority began inspiring contempt, it had stopped being authority" ~ H. Beam Piper)
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To: detective

It hasn’t even started yet. Clinton says that she and “Bill” are going to have to take some of our freedoms away to protect us from ourselves. A lot people feeding off of the U.S. taxpayers appear to be fine with that.


3 posted on 05/09/2016 6:56:40 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (It's time to TRUMP the race card in America so we can all get along again.)
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To: detective

So what’s the problem? In return, we get “free” healthcare, including unlimited drug rehab treatment, political correctness, food stamps and open borders, among other things. < / sarcasm >


4 posted on 05/09/2016 6:57:28 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: detective

It’s time to silence the critics of free speech!!

Wait!?

Aaaagggghhhhh!


5 posted on 05/09/2016 7:01:26 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: detective

or.....are self-destructing from within.....


6 posted on 05/09/2016 7:06:40 AM PDT by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: detective

Haven’t we noticed the on line articles that are being posted on here? Anti Trump...trying to get us to bend with the #NeverTrump crap; follow RINO RYAN because he needs to break Trump to follow HIS agenda?

Yeah, I would say we are being hit with negative, negative, negative all the time!!!


7 posted on 05/09/2016 7:15:43 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: detective

We need internet communications and blogging to be redefined under the umbrella of right of assembly as well as right of free speech.

Next but odd thing is to severely limit and restrict intellectual property rights. Providing a “non-commercial fair use” provisions for methodology concepts and practices.

If you can’t see the connection, send a message and I’ll explain it best I can.


8 posted on 05/09/2016 7:15:53 AM PDT by Fhios (Going Donald Trump is as close to going John Galt as we'll get.)
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To: detective
Remember, East Germany and the Stasi aren't seen as warnings.

They are seen as a goal by the left.

9 posted on 05/09/2016 7:27:25 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Never Killary!)
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To: detective

10 posted on 05/09/2016 7:27:30 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: HarleyLady27

No, we haven’t noticed “anti-Trump” here lately.

They’ve all been banned or left.


11 posted on 05/09/2016 7:32:40 AM PDT by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: G Larry

Not all...


12 posted on 05/09/2016 7:34:04 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: detective

“Regulators in Washington are showing increasing interest in tightening rules on political speech on the web,”

Take away the first amendment, and we go to the second.


13 posted on 05/09/2016 7:53:39 AM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: detective

You betcha.

Online free speech poses the biggest threat to global elites in a couple of hundred years. Trump just won a nomination with Twitter. You KNOW they’ll try and shut this down!


14 posted on 05/09/2016 8:19:07 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: detective

YES!!!


15 posted on 05/09/2016 8:20:56 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: detective

Facebook is helping. Here are some Drudge headlines today:
Former FACEBOOK Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News...
BLOCK DRUDGE STORIES...
NOT LEANING IN...
LEANING LEFT!


16 posted on 05/09/2016 10:57:07 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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