Internet censorship

Much has happended during the last days. Not only is the Pirate Party of Germany now represented in the federal parliament after a former member of the social democrats, Jörg Tauss, switched sides over a dispute on internet censorship. But we also have seen a practical example on how internet censorship works during the recent protests in Iran. Even in Iran, which is much more repressive than our western democracies, it is impossible to suppress information. Just check out #iranelection on twitter, the news comes in so fast, it's impossible to read everything.

But the development in Iran does not only prove that it is impossible to enforce censorship on the internet, it also shows that liberty cannot be taken for granted. It has to be defended against the government, e.g. by joining Tor or Freenet.