.xxx or mandatory marking - the real reason behind it
It's pretty simple. Right now the government can not control the internet, but as soon as all united states adult sites have the mandatory marking and/or .xxx is in place (marking being a lot more probable though), all schools, libraries, and most households with children will start blocking every internet site outside the united states. Obvious excuse is that they can FINALLY control the porn this way. This can be done very easily, its all seperated by the proper ip ranges already. After that the true reason ('free speech and alternative news sites blocking') is a lot easier to attain ;) Illusionary freedom, now coming to an ISP near you. Here is a step-by-step agenda that people will buy: Step 1) All porn sites in united states will be obligated to tag their pages with a special code Step 2) People will happily buy into the 'protect your children act' crap and start blocking all non-usa internet sites (whats outside the usa thats of interest anyway, right?) Step 3) The government will start putting out propaganda to create a usa-only internet, with borders and warnings enforced on the isp level that will 1) block all people under 18/21 to go outside of united states internet territory in the first place (or at least indoctrinate parents so that most will comply) 2) only allow 'cooperating' countries (read allies) to be whitelisted under strict conditions Step 4) No longer allow internet traffic from outside the usa (unless they are an ally) coming into the usa, because of terrorist risks. The only thing outside the usa internet borders are terrorist hackers, and they want to kill every computer. Step 5) Start controlling the internet now that its under control (read: seize sites that promote anti-government stuff or question the government) Please note that they already read every email message you sent for a long time. |