Posted on 05/04/2015 11:25:00 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
Hmmm, may have to code a Drudge replacement that runs via distributed web site that cannot be shutdown so easily
It’s already in the works....
“Federal Communications Commission (FCC) member Ajit Pai said over the weekend that he foresees a future in which federal regulators will seek to regulate websites based on political content . . . “
They best be well-armed
PSSSHAAA, no one saw that coming /s. Welcome to my nightmare. Stalinist purges with a high tech twist. Orwell didn’t have a vivid enough imagination to dream up what’s really going to happen.
He could always host his site outside of the US. Of course, the FEC would restrict access to that site from people in the US. The way around that is to use a VPN - that is until they outlaw VPN use in the US.
Up until recently, he could have run the site on a TOR hidden service (though I don't know how that would affect his advertising- plus it is a little hard for the average person to access ). But the NSA has compromised about half of those services, so they could shut it down.
When Drudge puts up a link its like turning a spotlight that is slightly less powerful than the Sun on the subject.
Bottom line if Drudge points his powerful Internet finger at a story, it becomes news... especially if he makes it the headline on his site. And that is because of the sheer number of people who visit his site daily.
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