Then again, there is the approach taken by partners in the free and democratic world:
The Singapore government has been condemned for gagging political discussion on the web in the run up to the country's parliamentary elections. The government has extended censorship laws to ban podcasts and videocasts that carry political content. Websites and blogs are already under strict control and must be registered with the government.Don't get me wrong. I'm all for a general ban on podcasts. How long until that is the pet rock of the new millenium, until people see to erase the record that they made podcasts so their new friends won't find out.
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Flea - April 6, 2006 11:10 AM
Singapore is a one-party state whose press freedom index ranking floats in the deeps with Pakistan. For a look at what our "partners in the free and democratic world" are doing it would be more productive to compare with New Zealand or the U S of A.
Alan - April 6, 2006 11:18 AM
Did my "multo sarcassimmo" setting not kick in? I am not used to being overly subtle. I'm not well known for that.
Gordo - April 6, 2006 11:56 AM
Ahh, you had me nervous there for a bit ... :-D
Chris - April 8, 2006 3:48 PM
I dunno, what's to say blogs won't be the pet rock and podcasts won't revolutionize spoken word media.
OK, perhaps neither is likely, but what makes one DIY form of web expression so vastly inferior to the other?
Alan - April 8, 2006 4:02 PM
Ease of production I'd say, Chris, but I suppose that depends entirely on the applications. I have found sound so far to be a far wonkier beast to wield around here compared to text.