The Implications of Google Restricting Access To Anti-Islam Film

ideonexus writes "While the decision has been a footnote in most news stories, the Washington Post is raising the question of what it means that Google can shut down access to the anti-Islam film in countries where that film has sparked riots, something the American government cannot do thanks to our First Amendment. A popular meme in the Information Age is that the Internet spreads democracy by enabling citizens to organize and speak out, but we forget that much of that speech is now hosted by third parties who are under no obligation to protect it."

Comments

Re:inbred animals

[Anonymous Coward]

What has Southern USA got to do with this?

Re:If you think

[SimonTheSoundMan]

I find that video highly offensive, because of its poor production value and acting.

Re:If you think

[Anonymous Coward]

"I find that video highly offensive, because of its poor production value and acting."

Judging the poor production, I suspect it's another Uwe Boll movie.

Re:If you think

[SternisheFan]

I find that video highly offensive, because of its poor production value and acting.

It had a really lousy opening weekend.

Re:If you think

[OeLeWaPpErKe]

It had a really lousy opening weekend.

Really ? Attendance was really good worldwide and I heard it set entire crowds on fire ...

Re:Read the catholic bible. Says the same there to

[jlar]

I believe this onion cartoon explains the difference between Islam and the other major religions well:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/no-one-murdered-because-of-this-image,29553/?ref=auto

Re:well, fuck you

[Hognoxious]

At best, it's a bad rendition of "Allahu Akbar"

Maybe it's a trap?