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Censorship Struggle Underway In Iceland
jon jonson writes "Information from the collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing has been leaked to WikiLeaks, revealing billions in insider loans, and the bank has been working day and night to censor the information contained in the document. Last night at 6:55pm GMT, they served an injunction against the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, five minutes before the 7pm news was due to be aired. The TV station just displayed the WikiLeaks URL instead. They've also injuncted Iceland's national radio, banning all discussion about the contents of the document, and they are actively trying to censor the rest of the Icelandic media along with WikiLeaks."
Kaupthing had fallen over and if they hadn't tried to stop people finding out, it wouldn't have been posted to Slashdot and I and many others would never have known. We need a name for when attempted censorship leads to wider distribution of the information. The Kaupthing effect, perhaps?
And since we are talking about Iceland, pretty strong chilling effect might kick in as well.
Ezekiel 23:20
'nuff said
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>>>"Iceland" == "Ireland" False
Iceland's sheep == shaggy
Ireland's sheep == shagged
That was Ireland, sometimes called "the green island", which should not be confused with Greenland, though, as Greenland is more like Iceland than Ireland. I hope you're less confused now.
Ezekiel 23:20
I really enjoined that little piece of info.
"I'm in charge of the nation and it affects MY job security.... so 'national security' applies!"
You know, it's really refreshing to see a story about censorship and (presumed) government corruption that's *not* about America for once. Go Iceland! :)
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I think you're both confusing all the geographically challenged Americans quite terribly
People willing to trade their freedom of expression for temporary entertainment deserve neither and will lose both.
I love how the Icelandics had the audacity to blame the British for the collapse of their banks..
Greenland. That would be kickass war ;)