Tag Archives: Censorship

Tweeting fire in a crowded theater…

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Ginny Whitehouse

That’s what British PM David Cameron essentially argues happened in the U.K. riots.  Two men received four-year jail terms Wednesday for inflammatory Facebook posts. Never mind that nobody but police showed up for one bloke’s post about a “Smash Down” and the … Continue reading →

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Me and Al … Jezeera

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Ginny Whitehouse

Turn on Al Jezeera’s live feed. Go ahead. Do you feel a bit hip, edgy, maybe cooler than your less media savvy friends? Don’t just follow AJEnglish; actually retweet an Al Jezeera story. Now how do you feel? Do you wonder what your … Continue reading →

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Egypt’s Real Speech Problem

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Ginny Whitehouse

Severing internet and cell phone lines means Egypt took a frightening step in censorship: All speech was washed out, not just the political fire. This YouTube video went viral before the plug was pulled, but apparently users inside Egypt cannot … Continue reading →

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Air Force Blocks New York Times

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Ginny Whitehouse

Every month my mother goes to a military base to pick up her prescriptions — a health benefit from my father’s many years in the U.S. Air Force. As much as she appreciates this benefit attached to my father’s service, she … Continue reading →

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Damming the Wikileak

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Ginny Whitehouse

Rallies are planned for 6 p.m. today local time in Spain, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, the Netherlands, and Columbia and promoted the Spanish web Free Wikileaks that says it seeks “the liberation of Julian Assange in United Kingdom territory.” At least 1,200 showed up for … Continue reading →

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Following the money & rhetoric

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Ginny Whitehouse

Wikileaks lost a major portal for donations to its cause just after being forced to move its web address. Paypal suspended Wikileaks account, and would-be donors are now directed to Swiss, German and Icelandic bank accounts and an Australian snail mail address. … Continue reading →

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No such thing as a whisper

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Ginny Whitehouse

Social media privacy largely has become  an oxymoron, but Wikileaks’ Cablegate has expanded the definition of social media to any conversation anywhere, making the very idea of secrets a moronic expectation. Wikileaks calls its actions ethical because the classified and confidential cables … Continue reading →

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