With the vast amounts of opportunities the internet gives for people to voice their opinions the internet is empowering citizens in any country to voice how they feel about several different important topics. The fact that the government keeps an eye on what people do is not something major because one way or another their opinions are still getting out there. For example in this show they talked about how people use facebook and this one of the biggest ways today to express your opinion to a vast public. Government regulations or not the internet is huge in giving citizens a voice.

In the past, On the Media has pointed out instances of governmental hypocrisy, but the contradictions in Secretary Clinton's statement seem to have been missed. Exactly the same tools that can be used to advance US interests (such as allowing dissidents in Iran or China to hide from their governments) can be used for purposes of which the US government does not approve: by money launderers, tax evaders, child pornographers, copyright violators, terrorists, and so on. Just how does the US government intend to support dissidents in other nation-states while preventing unapproved activities within the US, and how do they justify the contradiction? Are any journalists asking these questions?

I've done several reports and posts on the dictator's dilemma (I think I may have been first to use the term), and just did another one recommending this terrific interview:

http://cis471.blogspot.com/2011/02/dictators-dilemma.html

Thanks,
Larry

Was that Secretary Clinton quote about internet freedom from the same event where the protester was physically removed from the event for silently protesting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

http://www.commondreams.org/further/2011/02/16-3

Are the transcript going to be on line..?

OK, so I've since discovered it was already available on the OTM facebook page. I should have guessed.

I loved your live show last week; in particular, the satirical song about posting to Facebook in place of taking any real action.

I'll assume the title was "I'm Gonna Post on Facebook About It".

I was so taken with it, I'd really like to post on Facebook about it. ;)

Could you separate it out as it's own .mp3 link on your site so I can link to it?

I'm sure all of my friends would 'like' it and it may even get more links.

Isn't it interesting how we turn every event into a marketing and advertisement opportunity. Past few weeks we have turned the whole middle east uprising into a great ad-for-facebook event. I hope media gets paid by facebook for all the nice work they are doing. Aren't they?