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Governance in the age of Wikileaks — Part 3
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If we are to keep the internet as a relatively free speech zone, we need to start defining some lines we are not willing to cross. Much has been said about Visa, Mastercard, Amazon, Paypal, and others pointing to the fine print in their contract to justify their action when it came to shutting down Wikileaks. However, what are we to do if we want to prevent future wikileaks-type organization to suffer the same fates. And if we do not, where will we draw the line when it comes to the press?
Some people may argue that there is a need for more detailed rights specifying what type of content is legal and so on but I live that to the courts to decide. The idea here is to create a framework that allows for rights to be managed in the very long run. The 3 basic rights, along with the contention that “no indictment, no violation” represent, at their most basic level, something we should require of any internet service company. Why not ask your providers to sign on to those basic rights: they would cover them legally while providing the greatest possible amount of freedom for anyone to express themselves on the internet.
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Governance in the age of Wikileaks — Part 2
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But, as any Spiderman follower knows, with great power comes great responsibility. So while we do have a right to free expression and a free press, we, as citizen do not have a right to abuse. And the freedom of expression does not constitute a free pass on lawlessness under the guise of free expression.
Some have claimed that the actions of anonymous are a form of civil disobedience. My question here is simple: if the people behind anonymous truly believe that their actions constitute acts of civil disobedience, why are they performing them anonymously?
A last question that I would throw into this mix is the one of motives. The veil of anonymity makes it easier to question the motives of the anonymous party. If it is fear of prosecution that forces you to hide, then you are not committing an act of disobedience: you are only breaking the law and being a coward. However, if you are hiding because your intents are different, then you are not only breaking the law but you are using this merely as a cover up for your true intent and that, in itself, should be enough to prosecute you with no justification for your side.
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