Has the Internet become just an extension of the mainstream media in the USA?

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Jay T

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Are you really buying into the idea that there is free expression or some kind of "world community" on the internet?

With internet advertising being dependent on click-ratio based ratings, won't things like "American Idol" continue to dominate?

Why are there no good translators that allow us to visit Chinese, Iranian and Icelandic websites?

Why do even the best forums (like Yahoo Answers) still use shady tactics to systematically delete unpopular opinions?

How can the internet be honest when the largest search engines (Google etc.) have to abide by the censorship laws of China and remove content that their government dislikes?
 
The difference is that it takes millions of dollars to build a teevee studio. Any joker with ten minutes' practice can put up a webpage. Yeah, it'll be more difficult to find if you get blacklisted by google, but it's still there.

Forums use shady tactics to censor opinions because that's what people want. True freedom scares the heck out of most people.
 
Ridiculous question.

YA! is a private business. There is no "freedom of speech" in private business. The only right we have to freedom of speech is that the GOVERNMENT can't regulate our speech. YA is a private business that can regulate (or not regulate) our speech however much they want.


And there is as much freedom of speech on the internet as you could possibly want. You can find support for ANY type of position.

And when you talk about governments regulating opinions, it's just that--governments--and it's not in America.

How in the BLAZES is the mainstream media related to the fact that there are no translations available for foreign websites?

How is that related AT ALL?
 
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