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2 years ago
in 2007/04/04/youtube-thailand/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
There's another issue here, and that is accountability. Are we in favor of anonymous free speech? When Michael Richards goes off on a racist tirade that is captured on video and quickly posted on YT, the result is severe public outrage, a prime-time apology, psychological counseling, and frankly, the loss of massive syndication residuals.
When someone posts a video on YT anonymously, that causes similar angst in Thailand, there is no recourse. Granted, 15 years in prison seems harsh, but I think we also need to consider anonymity and the role it plays in this discussion.
When someone posts a video on YT anonymously, that causes similar angst in Thailand, there is no recourse. Granted, 15 years in prison seems harsh, but I think we also need to consider anonymity and the role it plays in this discussion.
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anonymous jerk
wow. You just summed up the whole problem with the internet.
2 years ago
in 2007/04/04/youtube-thailand/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
As an American that lived in Thailand for a year, I think I can relate to both sides of this issue.
Kevin, I think you have a point on this one. America often acts with an air of "moral superiority", which only comes across as totally hypocritical when things like Abu Graib and Guantanamo litter the front pages of foreign newspapers.
Why should an American company get to dictate to a foreign government the rights and privileges to which their citizens are entitled?
The fact is, so very few Americans have actually spent any significant time living abroad, they think and act very myopically.
I think the right decision in this case, both morally and economically, is to allow foreign governments to determine what censorships they would like to place on content being made available to their citizenry. If those citizens believe that their rights are being infringed upon in their home state, then they can apply for political asylum in the United States, or immigrate.
Kevin, I think you have a point on this one. America often acts with an air of "moral superiority", which only comes across as totally hypocritical when things like Abu Graib and Guantanamo litter the front pages of foreign newspapers.
Why should an American company get to dictate to a foreign government the rights and privileges to which their citizens are entitled?
The fact is, so very few Americans have actually spent any significant time living abroad, they think and act very myopically.
I think the right decision in this case, both morally and economically, is to allow foreign governments to determine what censorships they would like to place on content being made available to their citizenry. If those citizens believe that their rights are being infringed upon in their home state, then they can apply for political asylum in the United States, or immigrate.
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Juniper
Umm...people criticize their their leaders, often rudely, in many other countries besides America. Maybe YOUR view is a little myopic.
