tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752043102302398548.post4555320793480740487..comments2023-10-14T08:21:36.173-07:00Comments on Karl reMarks: The Looming Threat of Online Censorship in LebanonKarl Sharrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17442368022521436709noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752043102302398548.post-48037328779635134812011-10-27T07:35:27.915-07:002011-10-27T07:35:27.915-07:00Censorship of the online sector or the online medi...Censorship of the online sector or the online media is only doomed to failure. The policies the NAC is advocating are simply aimed at controlling the media and making television channels look like Tele Liban or Al-Manar.<br />Anything more than this is considered unethical; and this is what the President of the so-called NAC told me.<br /><br />While I respect the positive opinions of this blog, I would like to remind the blog that freedom of expression and speech became a reality because of March 14 and the Interior Ministry it established toward the end of 2005.<br /><br />All attempts today to organize, censor or control television programs and online media are aimed to reverse what was achieved in 2005. But as a 2,500 year old story taught us: Once people see light, they would sacrifice their lives instead of losing it again.Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780919840748485837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752043102302398548.post-42652341906674911612011-10-27T03:18:03.948-07:002011-10-27T03:18:03.948-07:00Mustapha, I am sure he did, I hope it didn't s...Mustapha, I am sure he did, I hope it didn't sound like I was criticising him, I was just building on his argument.Karl Sharrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17442368022521436709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752043102302398548.post-61644940931998050372011-10-27T03:12:34.358-07:002011-10-27T03:12:34.358-07:00In fairness to Ayman Mhanna, he told me that he ha...In fairness to Ayman Mhanna, he told me that he had a long interview with the daily star in which he stressed again and again the principle of free speech, but they ended up publishing only the bits where he talks about legal technicalities.Mustaphahttp://beirutspring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752043102302398548.post-52365297946726174952011-10-26T23:31:37.496-07:002011-10-26T23:31:37.496-07:00"Freedom of speech" is nothing but a fak..."Freedom of speech" is nothing but a fake slogan in Lebanon! if you just check the new Proposed Law for media, you will discover that much more to come in this country, where freedom of speech is only allowed when you hail the leaders and nothing else !Choura2yakhttp://www.choura2yak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752043102302398548.post-92070292580004923592011-10-26T17:12:58.759-07:002011-10-26T17:12:58.759-07:00meh I think March 14 governments were a tad little...meh I think March 14 governments were a tad little better on the freedoms issue. WajihAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752043102302398548.post-14324524983841918642011-10-26T12:39:33.997-07:002011-10-26T12:39:33.997-07:00Well said, thx for sharing. I just can't belie...Well said, thx for sharing. I just can't believe that the online community hasn't reacted effectively yet.I Emilie :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17689461090943738731noreply@blogger.com