andrew cuomo is a black-hearted bully…
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It looks like NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has put forth a nice blueprint for how politicians can “censor” online content without technically breaking a law themselves: just threaten to publicly humiliate ISPs who won’t censor for you. The process was quite straightforward actually. Cuomo basically threatened that he would sue these ISPs for not agreeing to his own vendetta against “objectionable content” where a third party — with no oversight — gets to determine what’s objectionable. Even though there is no legal reason why these ISPs need to block such content, Cuomo made it clear that the publicity around such a lawsuit, implying that the ISPs weren’t against such objectionable content, would be a public relations nightmare.
This is another one of those things we all need to be paying attention to, folks. This is excatly how censorship gets started and fluorishes. Is this what you want for the public international internet?
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Samantha Keppler-Jenkins
August 9th, 2008
at 7:34am
Finally people are seeing Andrew Cuomo for who he really is: A Big Bully who will do anything to get his name in the papers regardless of consequences. His career is his concern, not the public. Where is his open agenda he demands of others? His deception appears to have him believe he is above the law. A friend of mine had a small run in with him over a difference of opinion being of no political or business importance, and my friend told me, Cuomo alluded: “I have the power and I’ll get you for this…”
leftystrat
August 9th, 2008
at 2:30pm
Cuomo hasn’t hit my radar until recently. Thanks for stopping by and adding to the mix. All information is appreciated - especially from those inside.
Spitup
August 23rd, 2008
at 11:07am
Now Cuomo’s chasing after gas stations on Long Island to make sure he keeps his name atttached to something positive in the media. He needs the positive reports. As usual, he jumps on a big issue to do it. Who isn’t upset about the price of gas? With one little move, he brags about his great work of tackling gas pump prices for the public. Let us not forget the National Democratic Convention is coming up and Obama is now the leader of the democrats. This is the man Cuomo said could “shuck and jive” in front of the cameras… Cuomo is acting for the press.