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China reining in Bloggers -- and NN wants Govt to protect free speech?

Reuters is reporting that China's chief censor will tighten control of bloggers in China.

NN proponents in the U.S. have ignorantly been calling NN the "First Amendment of the Internet."

  • These people clearly have not read the First Amendment or had any history on the origin and motivation behind our wonderful American First Amendment constitutional protections.
  • The First Amendment prevents GOVERNMENT from restricting people's free speech.
    • Our Founding Fathers understood that threats to freedom come from GOVERNMENT not individuals of companies.

I really don't think NN proponents have thought this one through.

  • Do they really think China has it right in regulating the Internet?
  • Think! It's just not that hard.