4chan, 8chan, and Liveleak blocked in Australia

 

This is absolutely outrageous.

There are horrible things happening all over the world all the time. I mean no disrespect to the victims of the NZ mosque shooting when I say this, but why is there so much censorship after this particular event?

What makes the footage of THIS shooting more awful than any other? Why is THIS shooting causing so much outrage in the media in comparison to videos of Mexican cartels flaying people alive. Yeah, that's just on the internet. Do I ever want to go to Brazil? Nope, not after what I've seen. If a Chinese person dies at work or in public you can guarantee it's on the internet for millions of eyes to view. Most school shootings and other public shootings are captured by onlookers, victims, or even the offenders themselves. Internet users globally, have seen it all.

So why are all of THESE things fine, but not this ONE shooting? The footage of this shooting got put on the internet and now moderators of websites, ISPs and now Telcos are doing everything in their power to stop people from viewing it (1).

But do you want to know something funny? Want to know how the footage got on the internet in the first place?

The shooter livestreamed it... on Facebook.

Much like many MANY crimes before it. And do you think Facebook is getting censorship, bans, or any kind of backlash for this?

FUCK NO!

I believe that Telcos and ISPs, media outlets and moderators(2) are using this event as a scapegoat reason to roll out censorship that will be here to stay. And it's just the beginning. Welcome to a new age of bubble-wrapped browsing. Net neutrality is gone. The breeder of fake-news, home to conspiracy and cults, and the trendsetter of livestreaming horrible acts against humanity; Facebook will thrive.

1. By AAP, 9news.com.au, 7:25pm Mar 19, 2019, "Telcos block access to 4chan, other sites"
2. By LIGHT_COLLUSION, reddit.com, 15 Mar 2019, "Reddit Bans Gory Subreddits After New Zealand Shooting"

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