America's war against social media

Internet freedom has been tested by governments around the world. Now the US intends to concentrate its efforts in cracking down on social media. Recently, law enforcement shutdown cell phone service in a protest in San Francisco, and now in New York City the police department has formed a new unit to track down people who brag about or plan crimes on social media sites. Is the US declaring war on people's free speech online? Karen DeCoster, freelance writer and blogger, tells us how this is bad for Americans.

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[Pelavitafan]

THANK YOU SO MUCH RT FOR AIRING THIS INTERVIEW. NOT ALL FOLKS IN GOVERNMENT ARE EVIL AND CONFORMISTS. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN RANKS THAT SHARE OUR PATRIOTISM AND DESIRE FOR JUSTICE. IT'S UP TO THEM TO USE THE POWER VESTED IN THEM BY US TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND BE TRUE PUBLIC SERVANTS. LIGHT PENETRATES ALL DARKNESS. ALWAYS.

[98bigbutt]

@ElLeonidas2009,And I can't believe that you're one of the idiotic blind patriotic American people that don't think that there's a problem with America right now like let's see....LIKE WE'RE IN DEBT,the politicians are being corrupted by these corporations so these corporations won't be responsible for their own actions,the Government cracking down social media so the American people could be stupid like you.

[pattypooh5]

@TitusTheMaximus I'm far from silly you arrogant idiot ! I made a video last year about the Rothschilds and how how they have the worlds gold market cornered !!!!

[24thingstodo]

1984!

[airforcemax]

The United States of America should be called the Police States of America

The behavior of the New York Police Department is why Americans

must demand reassessment, reform, and consolidation

of all US city, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies/departments

into one county, no city, one state, and one federal law enforcement department

to eliminate the rest.

Eliminate the Department of Homeland Security and the Fuse Centers.

[vault101lt]

If anyone is exacerbating it's this Karen Decoster lady.

If you have something to say make it worth listening to would ya?

[chance1476]

This just the start of something much bigger. America and all gov'ts around the world are limiting your free speech. It is fast becoming a policed state, be aware. They will not stop. Oppression is what you have, a sheep is what you are! They'll name anything a terrorist. Stand up, be counted or become a policed nation, no rights, no life! The one things gov't can' t condemn is your voice, get a magaphone you can't block that on the internet suckers!

[Shaolin211]

oh and dont forget... rebels are about love & peace ;)

[Shaolin211]

@garrhook your so fukin stupid if u believe that, OFFCOURSE THE FUCKIN GOVERNMENT IS THE FUCKIN ENEMY!!!!!!! who the fuck are they too fuck it up for everybody else in the world??? if i could i would give them all a bullet in the head. REBELS TAKIN OVER!!!

[monoamine1980]

@garrhook would human beings with too much power and control of the media seek to fuck us? No . . must be a conspiracy theory . . let's categorically ignore the whole thing by saying they're criminals and terrorists . . come on