Review: Missing Persons

I just finished reading Missing Persons for, like, the millionth time. I know you think I'm kidding, but I'm not.

( Read more... )

Censorship

I saw this announcement, and I've not had a chance to check this out....but it seems interesting that the media companies should be allowed to do what they please, and to censor those who displease them. I can imagine that they'd be quite, quite displeased with fanfiction and fandom as a whole.

***

In the United States, a new law proposal called The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) was introduced last week, and there will be a hearing in front of the Judiciary Committee this Thursday.

If passed, this law will allow the government, under the command of the media companies, to censor the internet as they see fit, like China and Iran do, with the difference that the sites they decide to censor will be completely removed from the internet and not just in the US.

Please see the following article from the Huffington Post for more information.

Stop the Internet Blacklist

And if you are a US citizen, please take the time to sign this petition
DemandProgress.org - Petition to Stop the Internet Blacklist!