The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.
John Perry Barlow
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The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.
One can imagine the government's problem. This is all pretty magical stuff to them. If I were trying to terminate the operations of a witch coven, I'd probably seize everything in sight. How would I tell the ordinary household brooms from the getaway vehicles?
In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.
Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion. We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal, our governance will emerge.
You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by any of your impositions.
We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made before.
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.
But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having.
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