Corporate censorship without recourse to Rule Of Law

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Baldassare Cossa, Jan 7, 2013.

  1. Baldassare Cossa

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    Did you know that large Corporations like Amazon are arbitrarily censoring and banning books by small and new authors because they don't feel they have the right to "say things like that", and don't want you to read what you choose? They are effectively controlling the right to trade - sell and buy what you choose, and are now treating books as 'dangerous'?

    Amazon, Apple, Paypal, use sweeping 'terms and policy' and constantly ban and steal the revenues of small business people and writers with excuses that the "content is too graphic" or "may be illegal" - and they never define just what they mean by this.

    Until now, a Court would rule when free speech had to be curbed, or trade, or what is obscene or dangerous - not a company.

    A company is opening its property to the public therefore is subject - hypothetically - to rules on fair play and nondiscrimination. So are we seeing the emergence of arbitrary Corporate Mafia Governance? With no recourse to Constitution or Rule Of Law?

    I myself am a victim of such censorship - my book got banned from Kindle and iPhone. With no definite reason as to why. They obliquely indicated I was too 'extreme and graphic', perhaps even 'pornographic' [maybe?] - and closed the door on the matter. I wrote Tales Of Depravity - a book that discusses over several short stories the consequences of pathological abuse of power, anomie, boredom and social incoherence. Despite arguing and indicating the philosophic and sociological aspects - I remain banned.

    Do you know others who suffer like this? Other cases? Do get in touch with me, PM me or pin your thoughts on this thread. I started petitions to get the ball rolling on defending our free speech and choice.

    These corporations used the evasion tactic to 'silence' this case - and they depend very strongly on everyone else being to lazy and unmotivated to fight for their rights. That way, they can carry on being a law unto themselves - controlling our 'free' speech, writing, trading, our... 'choice'...

    It's up to you. But we have to do something soon - Obama doesn't even need to pass a bill on this one. Does he?
     
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