There is the ideal of free speech, and then there is reality: censorship, persecution, and prosecution of dissidents.
By CODOH ∙ February 8, 1996
On February 8, 1996, President Clinton signed a Telecommunications bill into law with the use of an electronic pen. This bill which targets “cybersmut” is the foremost example of censorship of the Internet by a governmental body. The bill's provisions restrict “indecent” material from being presented on the Internet. Under this Orwellian piece of legislation,…
By CODOH ∙ February 2, 1996
Feb 2, 1996 Prosecutors in Germany have notified America Online Inc. (AOL) that it may be charged with inciting racial hatred. Prosecutors have recently served similar notice to CompuServe Inc., and T-Online, a division of Deutsche Telekom. Publishing or distributing neo-Nazi literature or literature which questions any part of the orthodox Holocaust story is illegal…
By CODOH ∙ February 2, 1996
A graduate student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Lewis McCarthy, was among those who chose to protect freedom of speech on the internet by fighting the censorship levied against the web site of Ernst Zündel. Officials at U Mass requested that McCarthy remove the materials that he posted on the school's computer system….
By Ernst Zündel ∙ January 30, 1996
Note: An effort to censor the website of Ernst Zündel was initiated by those who would prefer that free-thought and free-speech would become forgotten artifacts of the past. Courageous individuals have thwarted the censorship by mirroring Zündelsite from their own platforms. Even though these individuals do not agree with Zündel's ideas, they believe that he…
By CODOH ∙ January 27, 1996
Germany's largest Internet provider, Deutsche Telekom, cut access to nearly 1,500 internet sites on Thursday, January 25. The primary target of this ban is what has been deemed to be “neo-Nazi” propaganda. Inexplicably other sites included various financial services and even “Santa Claus On-line.” Computer users in Germany were very upset and accused Deutsche Telekom…
By U.S. Congress ∙ January 3, 1996
One Hundred Fourth Congress of the United States of AmericaAT THE SECOND SESSIONBegun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-sixAn ActTo promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the…
By The TransCyberian Express ∙ January 12, 1995
Last May 7th, at about 5:00 a.m. of a Sunday morning, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of VE celebrations worldwide, a terrorist firebombed the home and headquarters of Toronto publisher and Holocaust revisionist, Ernst Zündel. Zündel himself was away in Vancouver at the time, consulting with his attorney, Douglas Christie. His housesitter, Jerry…
By CODOH ∙ December 28, 1995
On Thursday, December 28th, 1995, CompuServe Inc. decided to suspend access to 200 Internet newsgroups that were considered “pornographic.” This move was made due to pressure from the German government to limit public access to the Internet. There is terrific risk that Germany, which is known for banning of books and materials deemed inappropriate will…
By Ted Kennedy ∙ December 19, 1995
The following is the response that this author received after presenting my opinion on freedom of speech and opinion on the Internet to Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA). RW Subj: Re: Internet Censorship Protest DayDate: 95-12-19 13:10:00 ESTFrom: [email protected]To: [email protected] Senator Kennedy's statement on the conference report on Internet censorship I oppose the Internet censorship provision…
By Richard A. Widmann ∙ December 15, 1995
In December of 1995, a friend of CODOH made a post to the USENET newsgroup, soc.history.war.world-war-ii. The post announced that the work, Not Guilty at Nuremberg : The German Defense Case by Carlos Porter was now available on the web. The post was originally approved by the moderator and posted to the newsgroup. On December…
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