Right now, the US Congress is debating a law that would give them the power to censor the world's Internet -- creating a blacklist that could target YouTube, WikiLeaks and even online political campaigning groups like GetUp!,Avaaz, etc.
Under the new law, the US could force Internet providers to block any website on suspicion of violating copyright or trademark legislation, or even failing to sufficiently police their users' activities. And, because so much of the Internet's hosts and hardware are located in the US, their blacklist would clamp down on the free web for all of us.
The vote could happen any day now, but we can help stop this -- champions in Congress want to preserve free speech and tell us that an international outcry would strengthen their hand. Let’s urgently raise our voices from every corner of the world and build an unprecedented global petition calling on US decision makers to reject the bill and stop Internet censorship. Sign now at http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet/?fp and then forward as widely as possible -- our message will be delivered directly to key members of the US Congress ahead of the crucial vote.
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US did wonderful job with Internet, worry about one-world govt.
The US, which controls the protocols for the Internet since the Internet originated in the United States, has done a wonderful job thus far. Instead of spreading anti-American propaganda, you should be concerned about the prospects of a one-world government controlling the Internet, with countries like Iran and China at the switch.