Government Internet Takeover Continues Apace

Government Internet Takeover Continues Apace:

"Kill switch bill debated in Senate, DHS seizes domains, Europe convenes summit to discuss implementing restrictions

Steve Watson & Paul Joseph Watson
Prisonplanet.com
May 24, 2011
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Moves to place restrictions and controls on the internet by Western governments are gathering pace, with the US setting the standard as the Department of Homeland Security seized yet more domain names over the weekend and shut down several websites under the guise of piracy and copyright regulations.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing Monday to debate the Obama administration’s proposed move to provide the president with the authority to completely shut down the internet during a national emergency.

As we have documented, the administration’s vision provides the President the power to shut down the Internet with a figurative flick of a switch, and"