 joebarnhartPaxio evangelist
join:2005-12-15
Santa Clara, CA | reply to ajc18
Re: It's time to shut down UseNet anyway. said by ajc18:It's only censorship if someone's otherwise free speech is removed against their will. I am only asserting that the cost and effort of maintaining UseNet far exceeds any benefits it still delivers. In all seriousness, Usenet is important precisely because it is one of the few ways to get information out in a widespread manner while maintaining anonymity. Whistleblowers, political dissidents, and conservatives (just kidding) don't have many ways to protect their identity while exposing injustice and corruption.
So, yes, even though the channel is filled with a lot of chaff, it is worth protecting. It is quintessential "free speech" where anyone can say anything they want without fear of reprisal from governments. (Yes, sad to say, even ours.)
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 ajc18aka IGnatius T Foobar
join:2000-05-06
Mount Kisco, NY | There's very little doubt that the socialist regime currently in power in the US should not be trusted. They are one scary bunch of extremists.
For the publishing of dissident speech, though, I'm not sure I'd want to rely on a Usenet server operated by The Phone Company.
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 darciliciousCyber LibrarianPremium
join:2001-01-02
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| said by ajc18:For the publishing of dissident speech, though, I'm not sure I'd want to rely on a Usenet server operated by The Phone Company. That vast majority of "Usenet servers" aren't operated by any phone company... |
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