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Apparently the much debated FRA law is not enough. The next step towards totalitarianism and dictatorship seems to be “quality requirement” (!) on blog content, according to a recent motion for a European Parliament resolution. And of course it’s the State who decides what’s qualitatively good and what’s not… It’s a suggestion so far, but still dangerous as fuck! And no, it’s not a joke.
This is what happens when the people in power can’t control the masses.

The blog community equals democracy; people have realized that they can actually make a difference (which is exactly what happened here: people debate the FRA law on their blogs and media is left behind), and so it’s time for the State to raise its ugly head and put an end to democracy, silence the opposition and encourage capitalism. And this is how they do it.

“whereas weblogs represent an important new contribution to media pluralism and are an increasingly common medium for self-expression by media professionals as well as by private persons; their proliferation implies a need to establish legal safeguards providing for the assignment of liability in the event of lawsuits, and establishing the right to reply;

Suggests that for private-user-generated content in commercial publications and channels, ethical codes of conduct and terms of usage should be encouraged and royalties, commensurate with its commercial value, should be introduced;

Calls on the Commission to take into consideration the issues arising from the unethical usage and commercial misuse of user-generated content;“

Check these blogs (in Swedish) for more information:
Henrik-Alexandersson.se: EU och bloggarna: Det blir reglering!
Rick Falkvinge – Kvalitetskrav på bloggar?!
HAX – Det är väldigt mycket nu…

Previous posts about mainstream media and control:
Fucked by the mainstream Part 1
Fucked by the mainstream Part 2
Fucked by the mainstream Part 3
Fucked by the mainstream Part 4