First it was Amazon dumping Wikileaks from its servers (though how much Senator Lieberman had to do with it is up for debate), which raises some real questions for everyone who wants to put their data in the cloud. Now it’s PayPal getting in on the action, cutting them off from online contributions.
No matter how you feel about Wikileaks or this particular release of information, I think you have to be worried that companies are willing, even eager it seems, to cut off them off at even the hint of public pressure. Today it’s Wikileaks–tomorrow, who?
It’s rare when I’m on the same side as Ron Paul.
It’s not rare for me to disagree with Mike Huckabee. Indeed, I feel it’s my civic duty to do so most of the time.
Josh Marshall suggests Julian Assange is auditioning for a part in the next Austin Powers movie.
And as has been the case from the beginning, The Guardian is doing the most comprehensive coverage of anyone out there.
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The political reaction to Wikileaks has been scary. Amazon and Paypal cutting it off (possibly at the behest of the government), denial of services attacks (probably government initiated) and Interpol issuing a worldwide red alert based on some dubious Swedish charge of “sex by surprise” (sounds fun), which the media has relentlessly characterized as “rape charges.”
It’s funny that we harp on countries like China because of web censorship and pat ourselves on the back about our freedoms, but the first time web speech actually threatens the government, we crack down like third world dictators. How ironic that Amazon, a bookseller, has decided to participate in the censorship. I guess speech is only free if it doesn’t challenge vested interests, which is to say, it isn’t free at all.
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