WTF of the Day: Contrary to Freedom, Canadian Court Rules Countries Have the Right to Censor Internet World-Wide. This is Exactly Why BlockChain Social Media Platforms like Steemit Are So Damn Important

What a crazy time we are living in. Human rights being stripped in the guise of 'fighting terrorism', and now censorship on the internet. As explained in this article:

"In a decision that has troubling implications for free expression online, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a company’s effort to force Google to de-list entire domains and websites from its search index, effectively making them invisible to everyone using Google’s search engine.

Beyond the flaws of the ruling itself, the court’s decision will likely embolden other countries to try to enforce their own speech-restricting laws on the Internet, to the detriment of all users. As others have pointed out, it’s not difficult to see repressive regimes such as China or Iran use the ruling to order Google to de-index sites they object to, creating a worldwide heckler’s veto".

It's a slippery slope from here, if this is any indication. That's why it's so important to begin building networks and communities outside of this control-system so that regardless of whatever crazy crap they come up with next, it won't make any negative impact on an already decentralizing human society.

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