tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post8760233002863455041..comments2023-10-29T05:13:15.825-05:00Comments on Another War-on-Terror Blog: They're Following Me! Another DigressionBrian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-32671920407252290112009-03-13T00:26:00.000-05:002009-03-13T00:26:00.000-05:00A thought on government regulation of online conte...A thought on government regulation of online content: Several years ago, a strange coalition of very liberal and very conservative political action groups tried to push what I thought would have been unreasonable pre-publication censorship on this new medium. <BR/><BR/>They were 'saving the children' - a very emotional appeal. <BR/><BR/>Happily, they failed. <BR/><BR/>Maybe it says something about me, but I get a little spooked when medium-far left and right get together and start making emotional appeals for censorship.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-12409276747907727632009-03-13T00:22:00.000-05:002009-03-13T00:22:00.000-05:00Politics and the Future, Off topic post? No proble...Politics and the Future, <BR/><BR/>Off topic post? No problem - <BR/><BR/>As for government agencies using Twitter and other networking sites: <BR/><BR/>The U.S. Coast Guard can no more control Twitter by having a Twitter account, than I can. They're simply using an existing service. <BR/><BR/>As for the matter of controlling websites: that's another issue, along the lines of freedom of expression and, in the case of social networking sites, the right to assemble in groups. <BR/><BR/>Over the years, there have been efforts to limit who says what online. I've dealt with that in previous posts. <BR/><BR/>I realize that my reference to "they're following me" may have been taken as a serious expression of concern. It's not. <BR/><BR/>I never developed the paranoia regarding the FBI, the CIA, or, for that matter, shape-shifting space-alien lizard people, that some Americans did. <BR/><BR/>I don't blindly trust American institutions, but I don't fear and loathe them, either.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-23253125998719307152009-03-12T22:40:00.000-05:002009-03-12T22:40:00.000-05:00sorry for the off topic post,I just could not get ...sorry for the off topic post,<BR/>I just could not get ahold of you any other way. <BR/><BR/>however to get back to the topic, <BR/>I think it is very interesting how <BR/>the government is using twitter and social networking sites. I could just sit here and claim that they are trying to control websites but of course I have no evidence for that yet. I do believe however that the government will want more control in the future. Maybe not this direct way but the point is still the same. I had a conversation in Barnes and Nobel today with a lady who was in favor of phone tapping. She was also seemingly in favor of a Government control. What am I getting at? well I am simply say8ng that the possibility of government control into social networking sites is very real but the chances are somewhat slim for the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-35152382093143165882009-03-12T21:32:00.000-05:002009-03-12T21:32:00.000-05:00Politics and the Future, Okay. Right you are: the ...Politics and the Future, <BR/><BR/>Okay. <BR/><BR/>Right you are: the comment is (very) off-topic, but since you "need to post it here" - why not?Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-50159699103981231232009-03-12T14:02:00.000-05:002009-03-12T14:02:00.000-05:00interesting.....ok I know this is off topic but I ...interesting.....<BR/>ok I know this is off topic but I wrote a note on my blog today and I need to post it here.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear Blog readers,<BR/><BR/>after much consideration and prayer I am deciding to take a break from blogging right now. I might keep blogging in the future, but feel unable to maintain this blog right now as my life gets busy. I do want to stay politically involved with each of you. and please remember to keep checking the websites that I listed on my blog entitled links for your use! I will keep this account for comment posting on my blogs that I follow.<BR/>when will this decision take place? sometime within the next week, I have enjoyed the time with you guys and I want to make sure you are still involved with the news please keep on blogging and staying informed. if I should decide to maintain another blog down the road then I hope you will join me again, but for now it is Good-bye.<BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Politics and the FutureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com