White House Pressuring Registrars To Block Sites

An anonymous reader writes "While the Senate is still debating a bill that would force registrars and ISPs to block access to sites deemed 'infringing,' it appears that the White House's IP Czar is already holding meetings with ISPs, registrars and payment processors to start voluntarily blocking access to sites it doesn't like. Initially, they're focused on online pharmacies, but does anyone think it will only be limited to such sites? ICANN apparently has refused to attend the meetings, pointing out that they're 'inappropriate.' Doesn't it seem wrong for the US government to be pushing private companies to censor the Internet without due process?"

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Fuck that

[Anonymous Coward]

Fuck this bullshit. Fuck every last czar. All should be fired. Get government the fuck out of shutting down sites it doesn't like. Fuck Obama for not stopping this. Fuck Congress for not stopping this. Fuck the mainstream media for not correctly covering this, and the only correct way to cover it is in terms of the dangerous expansion of executive power.