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Indycensors - hiding your free speach

. | 19.06.2006 20:29

Indymedia regularly hide your views and opinions - hiding behind obscure and vauge 'editorial guidlines' - surley the only thing more dangerous free speach is indy censors.

Comments get hidden on this site for a variety of reasons as explained in a comment to the article you are refering -- did you see this explaination?

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/06/342496.html?c=all#c149645

This is not an explanation. Don't hide behind the flawed 'editorial guidlines' tell us the truth - why are you hiding debate

Why stifle debate and hide opinion.

Do you work at desks connected to incinerators?

Indymedia hides debate!

 http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-uk-features

stop being disruptive and use the appropriate forum...

IMCer

I would suggest that your censorship is the most disruptive force on this site - I don't want to register with the censors to get an answer - why was this post hidden?

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Whining over things which don't actually matter

19.06.2006 21:45

I know you want to be picky and find something to whine about, but seriously, there are much better things to bother with.

Firstly, the ethics and stance behind Indymedia is clearly one that opposes censorship. Compare it to the national media and Indymedia is an amazing news source. Even without comparison it is a brilliant way to spread news without corporate intervention.

Secondly, no-one can blame Indymedia for wanting to maintain order. Maybe they don't want endless posts about some trivial issue clogging up their servers. And who can blame them.

Lets stop drooling over issues which are vaguely even an issue. Fighting within ourselves only helps people lose faith and subscribe to the fatcats. There are far better things to pick on.

Keine panic my friends, Indymedia is not spiralling into the hands of Murdoch.

Sarah

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19.06.2006 22:38

Why is whiny to ask why they are censoring posts that don't match their personal opinion?

If it were the Murdoch media doing this you would be up in arms. Why is censorship OK why its indymedia? Why is it picky to ask the question? What is picky about wanting accountability from the censors who operate this site?

Sarah I think you perhaps meant well to defend the censors, perhaps your one of them. Indymedia Uk has a big reputation as a major censor, it hides more comments that it publishes.

No accountabilly - worse than the murdoch press.

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if it was Murdoch

19.06.2006 23:04

The reason you are moaning is because Indymedia is an open forum that isn't censoring you!

Even the hidden comment can be seen ffs! Call that censorship? Get a life.
There is even a forum to discuss the admin of the site... Now where else do you get that?

Murdoch isn't offering it. You can't see what they decided not to promote in their press, you can't see their decisions.

Blair isn't offering either. I suggest you stick your thoughts about censorship on a placard and stand outside Downing Street.

ffs