Internet censorship in the US

I just read an article on Prison Planet that makes me think access to information is on its way out in the US. Of course, it sounds like you couldn't even read that article in some places as you are being protected.

By now we are used to censorship so that a child doesn't get to see a naked breast (even though killing people seems to be OK) but it sounds like the crazyness is going a bit beyond breasts. Here is an example from the article:

A friend checked out of the Dulles Sheraton Hotel yesterday morning. Before leaving to catch his flight, he used the hotel internet service to check the sites that he reads each day. He could not access Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty site. The message ‘Code 451 – The access to the address above is restricted. According to our harmful content database, SiteCoach does not allow you to visit this page’ appeared. When he tried again and held the key down a very brief message appeared that said ‘Forbidden: keyword racist.’

So, Ron Paul is racist. Nice to know that the Sheraton Hotel has both decided that for its guests and protected them from this nasty information. To put this in perspective, the article goes on to say.

It seems contradictory that they would heavily censor alternative information on a public computer to promote a family friendly environment, while they sell hardcore porn with a click of the remote. Are there any potty-trained kids who don’t know how to use a remote these days? Sheraton apparently believes porn is morally appropriate for their customers, but alternative ideas are harmful and dangerous.

This is just a bit wacko in my view. But maybe too much truth is leaking into the public consciousness in the US. Or maybe it is just another way the US is trying to keep up with China.

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Do you want this legislation?

http://www.activistpost.com/2011/12/in-less-than-24-hours-congress-could... Having already been caught by misuse of the DMCA, if this passes I will be looking for hosting for all my web sites outside the US. My guess is that I will not be alone.

The game continues

Is the fact that Ron Paul makes sense to a lot of people really that scary? http://civiliansnews.com/2011/11/10/cnbc-poll/