Ever heard of Juanita Broaddrick? The woman Bill Clinton allegedly raped in Arkansas? NBC Dateline did a complete story about her that was never aired because it was "too true." Check this out at http://listen.to/juanita
The fact is is that 10 companies control almost all of the world's mass media. They have the power to 'select' (censor) what is broadcast and what is not. The result is a very narrow slice of relevant information, information that usually never is earth-shattering.
What Yahoo does is completely their right, just as it is for mass-media corporations. What users need to realize is that alternatives exist, ones that are not moderated, both online and off.
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Ever heard of Juanita Broaddrick? The woman Bill Clinton allegedly raped in Arkansas? NBC Dateline did a complete story about her that was never aired because it was "too true." Check this out at http://listen.to/juanita
The fact is is that 10 companies control almost all of the world's mass media. They have the power to 'select' (censor) what is broadcast and what is not. The result is a very narrow slice of relevant information, information that usually never is earth-shattering.
What Yahoo does is completely their right, just as it is for mass-media corporations. What users need to realize is that alternatives exist, ones that are not moderated, both online and off.