World Wide Web Becoming World Wide Weapon?

By: American Decency Staff

Imagine posting an article on Islamic supremacism or jihadist terrorism only to find that it was censored because a group of people called it hate speech. Imagine doing an online search for freedom, patriotism, or the First and Second Amendments but instead of articles to read, there’s just a page stating that your search was deemed unacceptable and therefore denied because it was not consistent with the standards of some international governing body. Imagine that the attempt of posting or searching for “unacceptable content” resulted in a fine, your incarceration, or even worse. Imagine if you will, the World Wide Web becoming a World Wide Weapon of censorship.

Many are unaware that President Obama, attempting to further destroy America and putting us at even greater risk one more time before leaving office, has made plans to illegally give up sole American governance of the internet to a United Nations-like body of international countries. This is scheduled for September 30, 2016. Many of these countries are our enemies; they censor their own citizens and would be an ever-increasing threat to our freedom and safety.

The body that manages Internet names and addresses is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). ICANN is currently under contract with the U.S. government but this administration plans to give over control to 162 foreign countries. Although the U.S. has allowed ICANN to govern itself, “it has always maintained the authority to pull the nonprofit’s contract, which allowed the federal government to ensure that its contracting partner did not stray from its original mission.” (from The Daily Signal-for a better understanding of this topic, read their article here.)

Senator Cruz—always fighting for the American people—has stood firmly against this illegal move, and has exhorted Congress from both sides of the aisle to protect American citizens from imminent censorship and the nation from potential harm. He says:

“From the very first days of the internet, when it was developed here in America, the United States government has maintained its core function is to ensure equal access for everyone, with no censorship.”

“We built the internet and America maintains it as free for all. We don’t use it in an imperialist manner to impose our views on others. We maintain it as an oasis of freedom.”

“Foreign nations void of free-speech protections have no place regulating U.S. internet usage.”

He warns that ICANN seeks to flee U.S. jurisdiction and U.S. laws, quoting a representative from Iran: “We should not take it for granted that jurisdiction is already agreed to be based on U.S. law.”

This Texas senator warns of national security concerns:  “Congress has received no assurances from the Obama administration that the U.S. government will continue to have exclusive ownership and control of the ‘.gov’ and ‘.mil’ top level domains and perpetuity, which are vital to our national security.”

To watch one of his speeches on this topic go here:

Imagine foreign countries—that hate freedom of speech and are socialistic or dictatorial in nature—having power over what you can say, read, and search for online. If they deem it unacceptable, it is removed. Eventually, one could be fined, incarcerated, or even worse if the powers that be consider it “hate speech.” Remember, the definition of “hate speech” can be very malleable depending on who is in charge and what they desire to enforce.

Even today, without 162 countries butting in, a form of censorship rides the waves of the internet. When looking for information, Google has been known to guide people away from the truth – either away from the bad-like the illegal actions of Hillary Clinton; or away from the good – toward a negative opinion of truth – tellers like Kamal Saleem, Pam Stenzel, and even Ted Cruz’s information on the internet give away.

Very recently another form of censorship has taken place as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Microsoft have joined forces with the European Union to remove hate speech from their online platforms within 24 hours. If one of these social media entities deems your words offensive or “hate speech,” then all of these sites will remove what you have posted.

For now we still have freedom of speech, but those days could be coming to an end quickly. Whether it’s the internet giveaway or the inauguration of a candidate who hates the First and Second Amendments, our freedoms are fleeting and are hanging by a thread. These socialists are shredding more than our Constitution; they’re shredding our rights and our liberties. They are redefining “hate speech” and telling Christians that we must change our way of thinking and our ways of worship.

With our freedom of speech under increasing assault, where can we turn? First, we turn to the Lord and then we turn to those whom the Lord has raised up to defend our liberties. If you run into assaults of your religious liberty or free expression of speech, run to one of these trusted law firms who are there to help such people in need.

Call the following:

Liberty Counsel
(407) 875-1776

First Liberty Institute
(972) 941-4444

Alliance For Defending Freedom
(800) 835-5233

Thomas Moore Law Center
(734) 827-2001

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