{"id":115321,"date":"2021-07-09T11:23:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T15:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=115321"},"modified":"2021-07-09T11:43:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T15:43:18","slug":"goldsmith-and-woods-the-ccp-was-correct-the-us-was-wrong-regarding-internet-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=115321","title":{"rendered":"Goldsmith and Woods: the CCP was correct, the US was wrong regarding Internet control"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On another thread here, someone suggested that international audiences may see us as “buffoons”. The reality? People in different countries see things similar to us. (Nagee)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is what Jack Goldsmith and Andrew Woods expressed in their opinion piece in The Atlantic. In their article, they applauded the tech platforms for taking on new roles involving information control. Civil rights groups, tolerating these measures during the pandemic, are cautioning against making these control measures permanent.<\/p>\n

From The Atlantic:<\/span><\/p>\n

As surprising as it may sound, digital surveillance and speech control in the United States already show many similarities to what one finds in authoritarian states such as China. Constitutional and cultural differences mean that the private sector, rather than the federal and state governments, currently takes the lead in these practices, which further values and address threats different from those in China. But the trend toward greater surveillance and speech control here, and toward the growing involvement of government, is undeniable and likely inexorable.<\/p>\n

In the great debate of the past two decades about freedom versus control of the network, China was largely right and the United States was largely wrong. Significant monitoring and speech control are inevitable components of a mature and flourishing internet, and governments must play a large role in these practices to ensure that the internet is compatible with a society’s norms and values.<\/p>\n

BAs surprising as it may sound, digital surveillance and speech control in the United States already show many similarities to what one finds in authoritarian states such as China. Constitutional and cultural differences mean that the private sector, rather than the federal and state governments, currently takes the lead in these practices, which further values and address threats different from those in China. But the trend toward greater surveillance and speech control here, and toward the growing involvement of government, is undeniable and likely inexorable.<\/p>\n

In the great debate of the past two decades about freedom versus control of the network, China was largely right and the United States was largely wrong. Significant monitoring and speech control are inevitable components of a mature and flourishing internet, and governments must play a large role in these practices to ensure that the internet is compatible with a society’s norms and values.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to China Uncensored, The Epoch Times, China in Focus, etc., the CCP has been providing money to American news organizations, and even to individual journalists, to publish pro China news and opinions on their platforms. When you read this The Atlantic article<\/a>, it appears to be crafted in a way that highlights China at the expense of the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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