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White House Petitioned to Investigate MPAA Bribery

The public has started a petition asking the White House to investigate comments made by MPAA CEO Chris Dodd a few days ago on Fox News. Closing a tumultuous week of wide protest against PIPA and SOPA – two MPAA backed anti-piracy bills – Dodd threatened to stop the cash-flow to politicians who dare to take a stand against pro-Hollywood legislation. Clear bribery, the petition claims, and already thousands agree.

doddResponding to the mass protests against the PIPA and SOPA bills on Wednesday, the MPAA has revealed its true nature.

First, MPAA CEO Chris Dodd described the blackouts of Wikipedia, Reddit and others as corporate PR stunts which manipulated and exploited the sites’ users.

“Some technology business interests are resorting to stunts that punish their users or turn them into their corporate pawns,” Dodd said.

Then, a few days later when many lawmakers had already dropped their support for the anti-piracy bills, the MPAA’s comments turned even more grim. Talking to Fox News, the MPAA’s boss threatened to stop contributing to politicians who don’t back legislation designed to protect Hollywood.

“Those who count on quote ‘Hollywood’ for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who’s going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don’t ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don’t pay any attention to me when my job is at stake,” Dodd said.

Although it’s no secret that the movie industry has a powerful lobby in Washington, explicitly admitting that bribery is one of the tactics the MPAA uses to have their way wasn’t well received by the public. A few hours ago a White house petition was started to investigate Chris Dodd and the MPAA for alleged bribery.

“This is an open admission of bribery and a threat designed to provoke a specific policy goal. This is a brazen flouting of the ‘above the law’ status people of Dodd’s position and wealth enjoy,” the petition reads.

“We demand justice. Investigate this blatant bribery and indict every person, especially government officials and lawmakers, who is involved.”

In just a few hours the petition amassed more than 5,000 votes and this number is increasing rapidly. As a former Senator, Chris Dodd has many friends in Washington so it’s unclear whether the petition will accomplish anything, but if the numbers grow big enough the White House won’t be able to ignore it either.

The MPAA’s response to the PIPA and SOPA opposition this week is a sign that they might be losing control in Washington. At the very least, they are starting to lose their patience and become frustrated, which may not help their cause at this point.

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  • Ricardo

    *White house (in title)

    And, good. MPAA needs a thorough investigation. But, RIAA and some other big organizations could probably use that, too.

    • http://profile.yahoo.com/WPRC2CHKYUOTQFWRDVGWPR3LYA Joe Smoe

      Was afraid to give them my personal info, it is after all the US Govt but I went for it and signed.

      • Anonymous

        FWI, they already HAVE your personal info. Going through life as anonymously as possible is getting harder…

        • Roger_smith56

          unless you are Jack Reacher :)

      • Darkwiz666

        Dude, they have your personal information since birth…stop acting lily-liveried now that you actually have to give it to them.

        • StevO

          I think it was 1985 when they started the DNA data base of all american citizens when they are born. They REALLY have your personal information!!!!!

      • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_UJ4XRIA3A3E6MYGK755EGWLN4Q Dani A

        That just shows the time.
        When all privacy is lost, all there is left, is anonymity.
        It is a sad sad fate.

        • Anonymous

          When you’re in need, you won’t have everybody walking past and pretending they don’t see you.

          Anonymity is VASTLY overrated.

      • Anonymous

        if you’re have internet service (and you do), they’ve had your personal info from the second you turned it on. That hasn’t changed in over 10 years.

      • http://profile.yahoo.com/52A3MF7H2TCYMGH7GLTGFXMZRE Blind Conformist Stupidity

        They already HAVE your PERSONAL INFORMATION you stupid.

    • Guest

      Don’t investigate. Just kill them all.

      • Ven

        The ignorance of your statement earned it a permanent place on my list of quotes.

        “Don’t investigate. Just kill them all.”

        Good god it’s sadly hilarious.

        • Anon

          What do you mean? That’s how SOPA and the NDAA work.

        • http://profile.yahoo.com/52A3MF7H2TCYMGH7GLTGFXMZRE Blind Conformist Stupidity

          And 34 people liked it as well, you’re in good company here.

        • The Great and Powerful Turtle

          now thats just silly…if you really want to hurt them force them to watch day time soaps 24/7

        • Jc

          Hey lets kill Ven too for being stupid.

      • DutchGuest

        Execution without a fair trial ?
        What is this, the dark ages ?
        Try them on grounds of treason and if they’re found guilty on even one charge, THEN we can start talking about executions.
        Killing without due process is something you’d expect in certain middle eastern countries, not a civilized society.
        On the other hand, considering how SOPA and PIPA work…

        • GermanGuest

          Well, DutchGuest, do you believe you’ll get a fair trial when prosecuted on charges of copyright infringement, under laws which just so happen to be catered to the demands of these people?! I very much doubt so!

          Think of the single mother, who was ordered to pay 70-120 million in “damages” for sharing 24 music files! How is that just? A life ruined through pure greed of these parasites. Personally, I don’t believe in an “eye for an eye” when it comes to criminal prosecution, but there’s also a saying “live by the sword, die by the sword” and these people have done everything in their power to make life as miserable as they could for the rest of us. I know you mean well, but imho, they do not deserve your compassion. In a just world these assholes would be prosecuted (along with our spineless politicians), but in this world, with things being what they are, any sort of riddance of them, in whatever form, should be considered a good thing.

        • OZ

          Dutchguest, you are oblivion to the fact that president Obama has killed two US citizen abroad without due process.President Obama was the judge, jury and executioner.

        • Frans

          Pffft. A bit off topic, but I’m all for putting Anders Breivik in an orange jumpsuit, with a good old fashioned ball and chain in the streets of Oslo. Just to see what happens.

        • dutch guest 2

          don’t worry dutch guest, these clowns above are obviously oblivious (yes oblivious not oblivion) to your sarcsm, it’s for that very oblivious state of mind that the american people are in the mess they are.

        • Jimbob90

          Execution without a fair trial is something that happens in the US look at all the deaths in custody at gitmo and the prisons in Iraq enhanced interrogations
          NDAA now they can even rape your pets the corrupt government of the US and all of the AXIS of evil nations i mean the coalition of the willing are just as bad if not worse than the Middle east or China or Russia research and read all the anti terror laws for free western nations welcome to 1984 and brave new world

  • Typo

    typo in title: While > White

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002639684444 Ryan Smith

    Well done, Ernesto!

    This is the 2nd statement by MPAA labeling us as “pawns.” It is inconceivable to them that anyone is actually making their own informed decision.

    • Anonymous

      Let us keep in mind that Chris Dodd was a Senator until January 3, 2011 and it is totally unlawful for him to contact his former friends in Congress for a period of 2 years with the aim of lobbying.

      You also have to wonder how corrupt Chris Dodd was while serving as a Senator to slide right in to the top MPAA job at the end? Was he serving the people who voted him into office or was he serving his own highly paid job prospects?

      I said recently that the MPAA really need to fire this turkey. One of the reasons the public rose up and stopped SOPA and PIPA was due to the rampant corruption going on. So how does it help matters any that Chris Doss now runs around telling them all in Congress to play good little corrupted politicians to earn their bribe money?

      The top MPAA job is all about getting things done and Chris Dodd is helping none. Fire him and get someone who can actually understand the technical world they are trying to master.

      • http://twitter.com/TPBGirl TPBGirl

        AIG Bailouts. He was the idiot responsible for making sure the big wigs got there million dollar bonuses. (compliments of the tax payers) When the crap hit the fan, a week later he confessed.

        I was on google last night looking for a picture of him to use for a project and ran across that article. NOW I remember who the sorry b*stard is..

        • http://twitter.com/icanhazsake Ninja

          The MAFIAA wouldn’t hire any1 less corrupt. Except that they wouldn’t know Dodd is a complete PR disaster along with corrupt.

          And I’m amazed, the petition has over 16k signatures already.

  • Anonymous

    Is this some sort of revelation? Of course not; it’s just a show of tremendous arrogance. We all know that politicians are bought by corporate entities. The only news here is the unusually-brazen acknowledgement of this fact. And while it essentially admits bribery, I think the actual crime being committed is blackmail. Threatening to cease financial support unless you get what you want is a form of blackmail. When corporations are “people” and you can’t mount even a semi-serious run for office without millions of dollars, the whole system is broken.

    • Tesla

      Blackmail, Extortion, Bribery, Uttering threats

      They should investigate all SOPA/PIPA supporters to be fair…..why stop with this wingnut.

    • Anonymous

      of course it was known before that bribery is running rampant in Washington, but this statement is an open admission of that, so it creates an opening to do something against it.

    • It’s a fit-up

      American politicians spend 30% of their time fundraising.
      It is inconceivable that they don’t sell policy to the highest bidder.

    • GTECHPRO

      Exactly right. This is not bribery, it’s a not-so-veiled threat, it is indeed blackmail.

      He’s basically saying we won’t write a check if you don’t support our shit bill. But politicians only care about $$$ as far as it concerns getting (re-) elected.

      If a politician believes that he / she is 100% unelectable due to SOPA / PIPA support, then that politician won’t give a flying fuck about the MPAA’s support.

      So let’s send a message: if you even think about supporting anything like this shit, no matter how much cash you suck up from BigCo, we will flatten you like a fucking steamroller. WE ARE WATCHING YOU, CONGRESS!

      • Anonymous

        I bet the checks are big enough to take that chance for many of them…

        • Darkwiz666

          Or even big enough to cover the supposed ‘losses’ by the MPAA and others…

          …they waste more cash lobbying then they do making good products and they wonder where their money went.

          Twits with cash are like idiots with cars…

      • Anonymous

        We’ve become a government
        • OF the thousandaires (the 99%, that would be me and thee,)
        • BY the millionaires (the 1%, that would be the extremely insular privileged overlords and bosses,)
        • FOR the billionaires (the 12,400 individuals identified by the IRS as the people who count (though they don’t really count as they hire some thousandaires to run machines to do that.)

    • Anonymous

      All Dodd did was lay out how Washinton works.

      Those surprised by his statements need to take a civics class.

      • Darkwiz666

        So it runs on illegal activities? Yeah, nothing new there. But now…someone’s got to pay. With butt rape….in JAIL. And hopefully it’s by a REAL pirate…you know, the ones who actually steal SOLID OBJECTS and never return them and/or kill the boat owners? Yeah…them.

    • Jmorse43508

      This just reinforces the belief that Corporate America is corrupt to the core.

      And that legalized bribery, aka lobbying, is rampant in the entertainment industry. Integrity is something you rarely see in DC these days.

    • Anonymous

      they are uttering a threat and exposing their own bribery at the same time.

    • US Dissident

      The term is actually “racketeering”. they are using threats of financial punishment to prevent justice, and silence opposition. To dictate their will over the free operation of government.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_PXX4S66KOUIGIKTTIMV3CBGO7Y Colin

    Good idea to embarrass the MPAA and corrupt politicians, but as the corruption surely extends deep into the Dep.t of Justice, don’t hold your breath for any effective action.

  • Anonymous

    Sounds like a pretty rock solid plan dude.
    privacy-toolz dot com

    • Abc

      Flagged

  • Harold31415

    I would sign this, but I live on the other side of the pond.

    • TinFoilHatter

      That said, my fellow Limey, it does nothing to stop THEM interfering with OUR governance and judicial system

      • TinFoilHatter

        or anyone else’s for that matter!

  • Zimba23de

    bring this clown to justice

  • politux

    Chris Dodd and his kind are the reason I left the party and will never vote for another Democrat. Congrats!

    • LOL

      yeah – cos the republitards are whiter than white…

      /facepalm

      • politux

        Ever heard of 3rd parties? Pirate Party comes to mind.

        • Anonymous

          A pity they’ve never tried to run a single candidate here.

        • Anonymous

          My understanding is that they’re trying, but it takes money and support, especially as the US is one of the hardest places (certainly int he western world) to actually get a party registered.

          Have you thought about contacting them, and offering them help?

        • Anonymous

          They’ve had a party registered in Mississippi for over two years now. And other parties have run candidates as independents even when they weren’t registered.

          And no, I’m not going to offer them any help until I know my effort won’t be wasted. I could go plant flyers and collect donations, but that won’t matter even slightly if they aren’t going to put anyone up for the race. If they announce a candidate, then I’ll help them, but I’m not going to spend my time and money on a vague promise of “sometime in the future”. I want to see them making an effort to cause change before I help them out.

          To put it simply, they haven’t tried yet. If they had lost in an election, I could attribute that to a biased political system. If they don’t even try, it’s their fault.

        • Anonymous

          Correction: They’ve been registered in Massachusetts, not Mississippi, and they were registered in 2010, so actually a bit under two years ago.

        • Anonymous

          Another correction, it was March 2011, so 10 months, and this is the first election cycle.

        • Rye Achrage

          Sadly, there’s no official Pirate Party in the US.

      • Anonymous

        It’s crap like this that I no longer label myself as a Republican. I call myself a Conservative now. I no longer vote along party lines merely because I am in the party. That is what got us where we are today. Political parties are too polarizing and as society advances, the old two-party system will do too much damage.

        • Nizzy

          Conservative are the worst of them all. That you can name yourself name is appalling. They are the christ-nuts after all.

          We should be looking at the future not at the past, conservative is another word for stuck up on the old ways.

        • http://joshesforchange.wordpress.com/ Josh C

          @ Nizzy (There was no reply box for your comment, so I’m commenting here)

          It’s that retard argument that makes me not want to say I’m conservative when I really am. I am so tired of being called someone who’s stuck in the “olden ways” and all that shit. I am conservative, because all the liberal idiots are all wanting socialism here, and that’s not going to solve ANYTHING besides making it more easier for the corporations buy up the politicians.

        • Darkwiz666

          @Josh C : Just like you hate being labeled as “stuck in the old ways” don’t flip your brain switch off and say the democrat/ ‘liberal’ (look that word up you asshat…) want a socialist government…we already HAVE socialist functions in this system (for starters) and a president asking everyone to purchase healthcare so people without it can afford it is NOT being socialist…that’s CARING.

          Hence why we don’t like you red-deadheads…your all selfish mindless idiots.

        • Anonymous

          @Nizzy – lol

          I am a conservative and proud of it. Be appalled all you want. Smaller government worked in the past. Smaller government will work for the future. The government has no business telling citizens how to live. Period.

          You are amazingly narrow-minded to assume that Conservative/Republican = Religious nut.

          It’s people like you that like to paint everyone with the same stroke that is killing this country. I learned a long time ago that people are different. Just because I hold the same views as others (smaller government) doesn’t mean I align myself totally and completely with them. In fact, I left the Republican party because I did not want to be identified with them. And it looks like it didn’t work.

          So, when it comes to the 2012 election, go ahead and vote for Obama merely because a Republican is going up against him. Ignore and dismiss the conservative viewpoint because some of them believe in God. Stay in your cave and know this – no matter who sits in the White House, Democrat or Republican, they still go to church.

        • Ven

          @Darkwiz666

          When people help other people that are in need, it’s caring. When the government passes laws to help people it decides are in need, it’s socialism.

          According to our Constitution, our federal government is not allowed to get involved in “helping people” do anything but preserve their Constitutional rights. And rights include being able to choose not to help others…. People starve on this planet everyday, but we aren’t rationing food here to save them. People die of preventable diseases, but our government doesn’t force pharma to take a profit hit so that medicines are available worldwide. Trying to force citizens to help others is a slippery slope to socialism BECAUSE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE MORE PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP.

          Worst still is the fact that our welfare program is one of several money sinks because it merely encourages people to not work. Our federal government shouldn’t have the power to tell us to pay so other families can live, it doesn’t have the power but they do it anyway.

          Our government tries to pass Obamacare on us, but refuses to clean house at the FDA where junk-food conglomerates have bought their way into getting their food used in public schools. Another good example is how they heavily tax tobacco because it’s unhealthy, but then don’t tax junk food the same way. So instead of actually making our population healthy, they force us to foot the bill so people who aren’t healthy stay alive long enough to drain more money out of us.

          I would like to be able to OPT OUT of these kinds of programs, because I’m not lazy, I keep healthy, and I don’t believe in helping others without holding them truly accountable. I think it’s wasteful to operate these kinds of programs on the federal level.

          Over 34% of Americans who filed taxes in 2010 didn’t actually pay anything. Yes, recession sucks. But these trends have existed for almost 3 decades now, and we need to reverse them not continue with them.

        • Anonymous

          @Ven: Bravo. Agreed 100%.

          When I give $100 to a friend so his family can eat after major medical bills stripped away their savings, that is “caring.” When the government takes my $100 and splits it between a bunch of people who are perfectly capable of making their own damn money, it’s socialism.

        • James_c311

          I consider government companies and companies governments. Large organisation have a tendency to become proud, corrupt, with a refusal to adapt. The soviets tried the force everyone to work program it did not work so well. Savings breed the ability to live off interest and the ability to not have to work. People will complain when someone cost the economy a few thousand dollars and does not work for a month, but say nothing when someone whom cost the economy millions of dollars refuses to work for a year. We will always have poor people because: some people believe that they must have more money than everyone else, some people will always find a way to corrupt any complex system to care for them when they do nothing, and some people assume everyone deserves to live just because they where born. Most people have at times fallen into one of those groups, but a person whom continual works to fall into the first two of those groups needs expelled. Americans: willing to work until their hands bleed white but not willing to think until they have a headache. Conservative: believes in general reduction except in the case of total personal wealth limits and the total consumption of each individual. Liberal: A refusal to accept that some people will refuse to walk on their own two feet, and believes all people should be entitled to a minimum standard of living, believes in overly complex solutions to problems that can be simply solved. If you have a problem with large government you should have an equal problem with large companies, and bank accounts. They are all the same idea just different implementations. Most government started as a wealth person(large bank account) whom creates an organisation(large company) to expand their wealth and power and it ends up being called the U.K., Russia, China, Spain, etc.. Butterflies where caterpillars, deal with it. Prison is wealth fare for criminals, it is better just to drop them in the middle of the attic, with an ankle bracelet, freeze their assets and pick them up a few months latter. It is a shame that 35% of the U.S. populations does not earn enough money to pay any income taxes and that nearly 60% of all personal income is taxed at rates of almost 15% or less, while most people whom earn enough to take care of themselves and their family are taxes at rates closer to 30%. Do not complain about the poor whom refuse to carry their own weight if you refuse to mention the rich whom expect other people to carry their extra baggage. Stop believing that the only thing that has an iinfinite limit is the ability of one person to generate wealth, or that everyone deserves to live to 80 just because they where born. If you own a car in the U.S. you break the law almost every time you drive either by refusing to move with the rate of traffic or by speeding. A person can not generate a million dollars of wealth alone, not can they hold it. People say it takes a village to raise child I say it takes a city to make a millionaire.

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Teraunce-Steeldragon/614533394 Teraunce Steeldragon

          @Agozyn reply to @Nizzy

          most of medicare/medicaid goes to seniors in nursing homes, as they charge 10K+ a night on the low-end per bed.

    • It’s a fit-up

      Republicans are even worse if that’s possible.

    • Anonymous

      Oh puleez.

      Repubes or democraps, our politicians are equipped with the morals of gutter cats.

      If we want a representative government, we’ll have to RE-create it. (There were no parties in 1776.)

      If we want smaller government, we’ll have to take out the incentives for its growth too.

  • OMGWTFBBQ

    So the backlash has begun. We can only hope the MPAA and RIAA get the full force of the peoples anger over these bribes. Firing these bad politicians will also hurt the bribing that is being done by other industries. Pandora.

    Oh America, how can you let such a bribing system exist? You might as well stop voting if you let this continue. It allows companies to basically write your law. Real human progress, equality and well being didn’t start until the elitists were pushed out of power. Don’t go back to the medieval dark ages.

  • mrjamin

    Should be described as “blackmail” rather than “bribery”, but either way it’s pretty rude of Dodd to go there.

    • Noemail

      Actually, it’s both. The bribery was the already donated money, and the blackmail is the threat of ceasing future funding.

      • Anonymous

        It is hard to see how a serious investigation can be done when so many of them in Congress are already on the MPAA payroll.

  • JaredLeeLoughner

    How the fuck are we all still talking?
    How many guns have you got over there?
    Sort that cunt out, he’s not even pretending we’re equals….

    • YoudontneedtoknowwhoIam

      Actually I believe it was said best in the Call of Duty series…Captain Price: “Slot the bastard!”

    • Sense

      Well, force is not an option like the medieval days.
      Right now, the internet is our greatest tool for that. We need a public aware and the publicity from PIPA SOPA + MU was great for that.

      Do you know why they want to censure internet? Because they don’t have control over that and they can lose big with internet. This is our tool, our power, the poeple power!!!!

      PROTECT THE INTERNET!!!!

    • Anonymous

      time to enact the 2nd amendment all those politicians seem to love so much

    • Darkwiz666

      People have tried thinking like this before. That’s when you realize that most states in the U.S. don’t even alloy you weapons that give you a fighting chance to HIT the sucker. We’re limited to pistols (with a permit), rifles, and shotguns (without permits)…if he’s too far away not only would we fail at “slotting” him, they’d just take us out with whatever they have that’s bigger (police can use semi-automatic weapons…go figure).

  • ldb

    Actually, it’s extortion, not blackmail.

    • Momo

      It’s “corruption of a public official”, the same thing that landed Jack Abramoff (super-lobbyist) in jail.

    • Anonymous

      because the “x” makes it sound cool?

      (quoting Bender from Futurama)

    • Anonymous

      People need to remember that in the United States lobbying is lawful even if it is pure and simple corruption. The law there does not change simply because it changes from behind closed doors and in secret to making public headlines.

      What most counts is in following the correct procedures when lobbying and the best point of attack is that Chris Dodd cannot lawfully lobby or advise Congress due to his recent place in the Senate.

  • http://www.webstatsart.com/ Webstats Art

    I did not come here for torrents. This blog is like a breaking news site. Well done torrent freak.

    • LOL

      Herp.

      10char

  • harry krishna

    the man quit the senate because he knew he didn’t have the votes for re-election. he has loser written all over him. and it doesn’t help that he looks like a bullfrog.

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  • http://www.twitter.com/echoman74 echoman

    Guess my words and criticism paid off a bit lol. atleast on here and twitter but I’m angry as hell with the whitehouse website as i made a similar petition and mine was basically ignored. it takes about a minute or so to load where other petitions show up right away my petition is here
    https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/end-abuse-power-set-mpaariaa-they-arent-government-they-are-corporations-too-much-power/v7y9Fvl2 i did mine the day after followed by a rant video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stqWZVI2Tgc&feature=g-upl&context=G2bac968AUAAAAAAAAAA i guess i need a better petitoning site i might contact demandprogress or eff but i’m not letting this asshole off the hook, this scumbag needs to be jailed. END OF STORY!!

  • Lordhoff31

    and these are the people we’re supposed to trust with the power to remove DNS addresses and other such powers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Anonymous

      Well to be fair SOPA and PIPA did prove that some Members or Congress can turn against their lobbying funds even if that was simply to protect their re-election chances.

      We should also note that Republicans were opposed to these bills almost 2 to 1 compared to the Democrats.

      • Anon

        You mean pretend to care what the people think. Give it 3 months and there will be another bill worse than SOPA but people will forget or get tired of protesting. I guarantee 90% of those politicians will flip-flop and support censorship all over again.

        The only solution is to wash them all out of office and get corporate money out of politics.

  • Www2

    Have some one upload a video of this interview?

    • Zan

      Well i cant find it on youtube

      • Anonymous

        i’m sure it has been DMCA’d ;)

    • Anonymous

      This is what Chris Dodd recently said…

      “Those who count on quote ‘Hollywood’ for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who’s going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don’t ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don’t pay any attention to me when my job is at stake,”

      • Darkwiz666

        “who’s going to stand up for them when their job is”

        He’s an idiot…they already know they can throw money at the next politician that is desperate for funds to back their bullcrap…he’s expendable!

        And as for that ‘losing their job’ comment…HA! They may fire some low level employee, but that would be because they want to save as much money for their own wallets instead of cutting back and spreading what they had around their base…

        Money hungry pricks be pricks…for always, in all ways..

      • Taxi1step

        Chris Dodd may as well have put a sign on his forehead saying, “Legislature for sale!” He probably thought for a second that he was speaking to “insiders” like himself who know “how the game is played”.

        Big mistake!

        He was talking to the dead asleep mass American public that has no clue of the extent to which they have been robbed of civil rights and electoral sovreignty. If you’re a small crew selling public interest down the river, you don’t want to wake up those three hundred million retards. They still think they can go to the voting booth after they wake up and save the day. Nothing more dangerous than three hundred million angry morons committed to the same illusion.

        In a sense, we ought to thank Chris Dodd. Among the insiders,
        the reaction is likely to be, “He told! He ratted! He squealed!”
        This reaction is not expressed as a mere offhand complaint, but as full recognition of a potentially lethal betrayal. Why? Because the public light of day is the last thing these “insiders” want shining on the stinking rat’s warren where Chris and his “friends”
        protect their “friends” against the interests of all humanity.

        How about among the mere outsiders; how is Chris Dodd’s message of “Legislature for sale!”, to be received among the
        three hundred million American citizens who rise each day to new headlines telling them of new laws restricting their constitutional and civil rights on behalf of corporate buyers of influence?

        Those citizens wake up briefly, the better to go back to sleep.

        Whether they wake up, start thinking, and take action, to a large extent depends on people like us.

  • Anonymous

    it sure isn’t just Chris Dodd and the MPAA that needs investigating. the RIAA, MAFIAA and every other entertainment industry needs investigating too, along with their execs. once that’s done, repeal the copyright laws and start again, making them compatible with everyone, not just certain ‘we have got to retain control to keep our wages high’ corporations! then make those industries compete, instead of trying to stifle other outlets and shut websites through trumped up charges of so-called ‘piracy’ and ‘illegal file sharing’!

    • http://www.twitter.com/echoman74 echoman

      to defeat evil you have to go with the creators of it . if anyone knows anything about him he’s a fraud from the get go and even Newt Gingrich hates the scumbag. But yeah he’s tooting around with Rupert Murdoch and all the other scum-bags like Sumner Redstone etc. KARMA MY FRIENDS! ;)

    • Anonymous

      It all starts here. Just as they are going after a one website at a time, one person at a time, setting precedents, gaining steam, we can investigate them one at a time. Starting with the idiots that ram their foot in their mouth and blatantly implicate themselves in corruption. There will come a time that they will have no choice but confront the corruption. Enough voices will demand it.

      http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-video-reinstated-universal-says-you-cant-touch-us-111216/
      A week ago today, Megaupload’s now-famous Mega Song was on its way to becoming a viral hit, only to be cut down from YouTube by a Universal Music takedown demand. Following the filing of a Megaupload lawsuit the song is back online, but Universal are standing firm. You can’t touch us on DMCA grounds, the label says in a new filing, adding it can take down any material, even if it doesn’t infringe their rights.

      Make your voice heard.

  • Tiger97a

    i think the mr droody that he finally show their true colors in public and hope it goes somewhere and is looked into but as most of them do it i do doubt it.

  • Tiger97a

    what we need to do is set up a month of no movies and music buying and no theaters for a whole month and show them where it really counts, this something they can understand.

    • Anonymous

      That has already been set in what they call “Black March”

      The plan is between the 1st and 31st of March to cease all expenditure on movies and music (excluding independents). No DVD or BluRay purchases, no tracks or albums, no Cinema trips, no PPV, no downloads and more.

      So who can last one month to see their ratings drop? Much could happen if a campaign was started to win public support.

      • Darkwiz666

        where is this being coordinated?

        • Anonymous

          I have seen two mentions so far.

          The first is here… http://imgur.com/gallery/mrCol

          Then there is #blackmarch on Twitter.

          I believe major organization is the needed part to get that one off the ground but that aspect is currently lacking. Still it is early days when the idea is less than a week old.

      • ThumbsUpThumbsDown

        Wonderful thing! If it can be made to happen.

  • Jack AnoneolouzeLavie

    How DARE you, you filthy pirates. How DARE you attempt to unbuy our politicians!

    • Jmorse43508

      Sarcasm noted.

      On a more serious matter, I think we “filthy pirates” should “unbuy” our politicians right out of office. Every last one of them (with a few notable exceptions, such as Ron Wyden, Ron Paul, and others.)

  • Mark

    With social media like twitter, no longer can big business run its business behind the scenes. Power to the people, the way it should be.

    It’s simple, the mpaa needs to change its model. no more gouging people w. outrageous prices. Needs to be more transparent. Than we could all be a happy family, living together in the same living room!

  • Knux

    Ya done goofed, spelling-wise and make that image a link to the petition man. Didn’t yo momma teach you sharing is caring?

  • al

    Mr Dodd, seems completely out of touch with reality. I’m not sure he is mentally competent enough to stand a trial.

  • Mwhahaha

    Finally.

  • Mwhahaha

    Can we also start a petition for people who don’t live in the US but are effected by their stupid legal bullshit?

  • Rekrul

    I applaud the idea, but this is like asking the fox to investigate the missing chickens.

  • Asd

    Chris Dodd is my idol, he’s the proof that you can get away with anything with wealth

  • F-CHRIS-DODD

    The payments will COMPLETELY stop if they try to investigate Dodd

  • Rollerboy

    Since SOPA/PIPA if passed would censor the internet worldwide, I think citizens worldwide should have a right to sign this petition and show the US that we’re not just going to sit back and let them interfere in our countries affairs and tell us what to do. I think it’s brilliant that the world is finally begining to see just how arrogant and corrupt the American administration is and they truely believe that they should be in control of and rule the whole planet. My message to America from the UK is, fuck off, mind your own business and leave us alone.

  • KimDotcom

    Pay ME Chris Dodd! I suck your dick

  • Sense

    It was one of the better morning i ever had in a long time reading this :)

    PIPA + SOPA + MegaUpload did a great job to show the public how MPAA and other are behind all this shit

  • KiRE

    I just love how a non-profit can rule the ways of the land..

  • Some_Guy

    Everyone need to their bit here and link that Petition EVERYWHERE!!.

  • BIGDAN187

    Is their a book some where that we can write down all these asshats?

  • http://twitter.com/cabalamat Philip Hunt

    “This is a brazen flouting of the ‘above the law’ status people of Dodd’s position and wealth enjoy”

    No, it’s a brazen flaunting.

    • http://www.facebook.com/walkingshark Michael Leza

      Yes, I know. Sorry. I was tired. Fucking embarrassing. :)

  • http://twitter.com/LordPancreas Hugh Guiney

    “‘Some technology business interests are resorting to stunts that punish their users or turn them into their corporate pawns,’ Dodd said.”

    Yeah, NOTHING like the MPAA’s insisted-upon copy protection technology present in nearly every modern digital video appliance that controls what consumers can do with the things they own in the interest of wielding complete market control, right?

  • Bakapinkuu

    6000+ and counting. Creating an account takes 10 seconds, then a minute or two to wait for the email. They even redirect you to the petition automatically. No one here has any excuse for not signing.

    • Philip Pratt

      Apart from those of us outside the US. I would if i could though,

      • Sense

        Proxy??? Can someone paste a proxy server in the us :)

  • Kr0nZ

    Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart have shown just how ridiculous the American Political system is.
    just check out ‘The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC’

    • Darkwiz666

      Hopefully you understand that they are comedians trying to make a point…>__>

      • Anon

        Colbert and Stewart are nothing more than a distraction. I’m sure they don’t mind people downloading their shows and cutting off their advertising-based revenue stream. They’re just co-opting social movements for money.

  • Mr Afghanistan

    THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW. LoL

    EVERYONE KNOWS MPAA/RIAA AND ANTI PIRACY COMPANIES ARE PAYING MILLIONS TO PASS DISGUSTING LAWS IN THE US.

    ALL US CITIZENS AND WHOLE WORLD IS AGAINST IT BUT STILL THEY ARE PAYING MILLIONS AND PASS THE LAW AND START TORTURING THE INNOCENT PEOPLE AND MAKING $ FROM IT.

    LOBBYING SHOULD BE ILLEGAL ELSE THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR EVER !!!

  • johnno23

    Dodd is my fav idiot right now. Single handedly sinking the Hollywood ship.
    As his stupid remark
    “when you think your job is at risk and then don’t pay any attention to me when my job is at stake,”
    maybe he needs to check if his severance pay is in the mail.

  • http://disqus.com Peter Mullen

    Unfortunately, nothing is likely to come out of this. Democrat slime does not investigate Democrat slime.

    • Darkwiz666

      “Republican slime does not investigate Republican slime.”

      Fixed…

      Idiot.

      • http://disqus.com Peter Mullen

        Nice comeback. Intelligent. Articulate. Juvenile.

  • David

    I think we need to have some hearings and put a few people out of office and into jail. Dodd has already admitted his guilt where are the charges against him?

    it’s against federal law.

    18 USCS § 597 reads, in part:

    “Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote–

    Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.”

  • Swirlibra

    signed!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rob-Chapman/1645869183 Rob Chapman

    I agree with this petition, but…..I’m a little reluctant to sign it. Why? To do so, you have to create a Whitehouse.gov account and give them your name & email address. That worries me. It wouldn’t be too hard for some politician in Dodd’s pocket to look at the list of signatures and say “Ok, these are the people trying to stop us. Let’s get them all”, and voila, we’re all under investigation for “copyright infringement”.

    • Anonymous

      In order to affect any political change, there have to be citizens willing to make public their desires and grievances. In anonymity, we have little power, but in the light, we can expose corruption.

      Sign the petition, and place trust in your fellow citizens to stand up for you if they abuse you because of your free speech. Do not let fear suppress your rights, because if you do that, you cede victory to those who would oppress you.

    • Darkwiz666

      …Do you vote? Oh, guess what…they already have your name, house address, mailing address, SSN (dur, they made it for you…), Telephone number, Mother maiden name, your mothers SSN, your mothers house address…

      Email? WHO CARES. They can go to Google if they wanted in the first place and look up your shit without you even having sent to them.

      If your so damn scared, go wardriving with Linux on a bootable disk, find a unsecured wifi connection, sign up for a new Gmail account, fake your information, do what you got to do, and then call it a day. Sheesh…-__-

    • DToe

      that is a bit too paranoid, mate!

    • Anonymous

      The Government is already watching you…

      I remember many years ago I contacted NASA about their slow RM video feed and if they could “up” the bandwidth a bit. That answer was “no” due to American school kids on slow links.

      What impressed me though is that not long following I received a tube in the post with NASA’s logo on it. Based only on my email address (first & last name & UK) the United States Government had tracked down a foreign national to send them a nice batch of environmental posters. I did not even request them.

      I was forever left wondering why the Hell the US Government were keeping the names and addresses of people living in other countries? One of those in case we need to know things I guess.

      Anyway for the average American citizen then they have certainly be watching you since the day you were born and at times they watch you much more closely than at other times.

      Living an Anonymous life may be nice but at times like this you do need to be yourself. They will forgive you but not forget you.

  • http://twitter.com/TPBGirl TPBGirl

    Signatures needed by February 20, 2012
    to reach goal of 25,000
    18,530

    Total signatures on this petition
    6,470.

    • http://www.facebook.com/walkingshark Michael Leza

      Currently: 952 needed, 24,048 signed.

  • Guest

    Welcome to Russia.

  • hangthemofo

    Anyone send this up to slashdot yet? Once that is done its all she wrote. Its already climbing pretty damn fast but front page of slashdot and we can wrap it up in a matter of a few hours.

    N>

  • foff

    Yes put the smiling fuck and all his ilk in Jail. You are going down Dodd!
    Fucking petition signed

  • Sense

    What if pawns become queens?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/William-K-Schanz/1420671378 William K Schanz

    CONGRESSMEN AND CONGRESSWOMAN…TREASON!

  • http://twitter.com/TPBGirl TPBGirl

    UPDATE!

    15,728 Signatures needed by February 20, 2012 to reach goal of 25,000

    Total signatures on this petition…. 9,272.

    Keep passing this info along people! We can’t let this story go cold!

  • Anonymous

    lol, imagine that! Is anyone surprised by this?
    Total-Privacy dot US

    • Guest

      flagged

  • http://twitter.com/BHGaradia Horza

    From what he says he sounds like he’s actually proud of bribing officials >:C

    While we all know it goes on in every government on the planet, doesn’t mean that it’s anywhere near right :/

  • None

    Anyone who think the federal government, at any level, is going to investigate Chris Dodd – is insane. Dodd could shoot someone on TV, and walk, he is untouchable under the Obama administration.

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  • PBS413

    One of the only times I wish I were American

  • Raminhakim007

    stupid Democraps and their socialist liberal p_resident who isn;t even an American…a kenyan klown placed there by Soros. I hope Dodd bites the big one

  • Nothere

    MPAA should be disbanded and the rating system moved into the hands of non-political group.

  • Searinox

    Do NOT let your guard down now that SOPA/PIPA are down! While we’ve been busy flanking these 2 disastrous legislations, ACTA continues to advance! Those who wish to STOP acta can sign a petition on the White House website to urge them to drop it! https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/end-acta-and-protect-our-right-privacy-internet/MwfSVNBK

  • Jaxamillion

    Does the MPAA get a wholesale discount due to the number of pollies they buy? I sure hope they kept the receipts.

  • Gustavo

    Is it possible to sign such a petition being a non- US citizen?

  • Nasunorahl

    I’m number 15,868 on this petition and its growing fast.

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  • guest

    Its about 17,800, now (9:29 AM MST)

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/52A3MF7H2TCYMGH7GLTGFXMZRE Blind Conformist Stupidity

    I would sign this….but I really don’t give a fuck.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MCWHTHSTZMVRYRV2FRVRAOEXFM k

    Why don’t you just start a petition to make the common cold go away? That would do about as much good.

  • fambeu

    there is no way to get outa this they will get all they want either way we go if we get all the politicians outa office they would be able to just buy new ones at a cheaper price and if they don’t get em out they just prove that they own everything

  • http://twitter.com/TPBGirl TPBGirl

    UPDATE:…Total signatures on this petition 19,417

    Only 5,583 needed

    Keep going people! Woooo hooooo!

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  • Anonymous

    DODD IS CORRUPT. Dodd is dirty politician, with his hands in the pants of many powerful people. We must boycott anything the MPAA represents. Stop going out to the the movies, don’t buy DVD’s, dump your Showtime and Cinemax Satellite channels. The industry must bleed over their Fascist conspiracy to destroy the file sharing services. They started this war, make them pay dearly.

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  • Colin

    Less than 4000 to go, come on you US citizens sign up now.
    I am English, I would sign if I could
    This election time is the best opportunity to lobby your politicians.

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  • Jdo

    LMAO GOOD! But who will they pay off to kill all of you petitioning. :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/walkingshark Michael Leza

    952 signatures left.

    Front paged on boingboing, slashdot, Well on track for 25,000 signatures in less than 72 hours.

  • http://twitter.com/TPBGirl TPBGirl

    718 Signatures needed by February 20, 2012 to reach goal of 25,000

    Total signatures on this petition 24,282.

    Come on people!! Just need 718 more! Hit up facebook, google+ twitter, hit game forums!

  • Seltox

    Success!

  • http://twitter.com/TPBGirl TPBGirl

    WE GOT 25,000+ SIGNATURES!

    Thank you everyone who signed it and even the ones who couldnt due to there country, your help on getting the word out was great!

    We all know that this will be delayed, put off, or marked up as nothing but “BS” but since this is a huge election year, somebody IS going to have to answer for it.

    Obama will have to choose, his corporate donations or the people’s vote.
    Either way, it will have a big affect on the election and hopefully lobbying and crazy laws we don’t need.

    If anything, we have now opened the eyes to people around the world who didn’t know or never paid attention to Hollywood lobbyist and internet laws. The more eyes and minds we open, the better.

    The fight is not over…this is the begining!

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Charles-Nordlund/1372145163 Charles Nordlund

      Don’t stop now. The goal was 25,000 and it has been reached in less than 72 hours, but the more people sign the better. Lets send an unmistakable message.

  • Nothing_411

    Anyone see the new petition asking for a reduction of copyright terms?

  • StevO

    Well everyone can expect the prices of media to increase once they get the internet banned.

  • guest

    Sounds like we need to come together and have some “Hot Coffee” (watch it). Corporations have to much influence over us and the government. Remeber “Black March” we fight back.

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  • Mythiclese

    Tried signing the petition, and it won’t let me!!! I’m signed in, but everytime I access the page, the sign petition button is grayed out. Makes me wonder how many people would sign the petition, if they only could!

    • http://www.facebook.com/tzecco Tony Zecco

      I had to just exit out of the tab and click the link to reopen it again. It worked fine for me after that

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/37C76H62JH3GBYUVICRJ6THABM reXteryalizer

    Want to thank all of you, for your Powerfull stand against Oboma & His Corrupted political partners.

    But there is so much more we can do. Being aggressive and focusing on the facts and truth is only the first step.

    We musT follow Up with more details standing by our convictions and dont back down.

    Oboma has NOT brought CHANGE, In fact ~! ~ THE ONLY real THING needing CHANGE !….Was Barack Hussein Obama II.

    HIMSELF

    Barack Hussein Obama II ( Who hates American Values ) who is A ” SELF PROCLAIMED Enemy” ~of responsible, Morally Conscious HARD WORKING Americans.

    oBOMAS Irresponsible & DRUG MAFIA and reckless supporters KNOW~ that Barack Hussein Obama II, WILL FORCE YOU to paY THEM, out of your PockeT .{ FOR all of their UNCHECKED Vices and THRILLS/

    { All on YOU | /

    At your COST & Sacrifice

    …This UN~CHANGABLE fraud, has done His VERY BEST to Inspire VIOLENCE. For THESE ARE OBAMAS Very OWN WORDS.. saying ………To his supporters.

    Saying “Get ready for hand-to-hand combat with your Fellow Americans”

    – Obama has ALSO DECLARED to his Supporters….“I want all Americans to get in each others faces!– Obama demands !

    “You bring a knife to a fight pal, we’ll bring a gun” –

    THESE ARE OBAMAS OWN WORDS.. /and ANGER VIOLENCE and more taxes….. THIS IS OBAMAS Change for america /“Hit Back Twice As Hard”. He commands !*Obama on the private sector: ~~ “We talk to these folks…~ / so I know whose a*$ to KICK.“ OBOMA wants to KICK your a*$ /

    Shouting THAT Republican victory would mean ~ “hand to hand combat”

    HE IS EXPECTING people to be on Edge and BORDERLINE killing MODE, VIOLENT / and STAND up for their immoral CAUSES

    THIS IS WHAT HE LIVES FOR ./ ./ ./ THESE ARE OBAMAS OWN WORDS.. !

    * Obama Tells democrats: “ I’m itching for a fight.” !

    ….PLEASE…. go to reXes NEW WebsiTe ~ ! Oboma *( Just like Adolf Hitler~~oBOMA~~~ Demands ! — [ THE FINAL SOLUTION – for Un~Wanted Children

    Barak Obama is A MURDERER .~Torturing UNWANTED babys on DEATH ROE

    CLICK HERE http://www.obomlnation.webstarts.com/index.html

    OBAMA TAKES a little NEW BORN innocent child. BORN. ALIVE sTabS it iN the head SUCKs ITS BRAINS OUT.

    This is just too wrong and horrible. Please stand for Loving Children and the USA

    • http://www.facebook.com/tzecco Tony Zecco

      Oh aren’t you just precious. You’re so cute I could just put you in my pocket. I love the mentally damaged.

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    Almost 30,000 votes! Keep ‘em coming!

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  • Neo

    Rule of thump, there is no such thing as “Privacy” on Internet
    Don’t ever forget it!

  • http://twitter.com/akuma_river Brandelyn

    30,160 people have signed the petition. Which is a lot when you consider that only registered users are allowed to sign petitions.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DC3O2ESXMJEAWGK6Q2YKNWFCX4 reXteryalizer

    Want to thank all of you, for your Powerfull stand against Oboma & His Corrupted political partners.

    But there is so much more we can do. Being aggressive and focusing on the facts and truth is only the first step.

    We musT follow Up with more details standing by our convictions and dont back down.

    Oboma has NOT brought CHANGE, In fact ~! ~ THE ONLY real THING needing CHANGE !….Was Barack Hussein Obama II.

    HIMSELF

    Barack Hussein Obama II ( Who hates American Values ) who is A ” SELF
    PROCLAIMED Enemy” ~of responsible, Morally Conscious HARD WORKING Americans.

    oBOMAS Irresponsible & DRUG MAFIA and reckless supporters KNOW~ that Barack Hussein Obama II, WILL FORCE YOU to paY THEM, out of your PockeT .{ FOR all of their UNCHECKED Vices and THRILLS/

    { All on YOU | /

    At your COST & Sacrifice

    …This UN~CHANGABLE fraud, has done His VERY BEST to Inspire VIOLENCE. For THESE ARE OBAMAS Very OWN WORDS.. saying ………To his supporters.

    Saying “Get ready for hand-to-hand combat with your Fellow Americans”

    – Obama has ALSO DECLARED to his Supporters….“I want all Americans to get in each others faces!– Obama demands !

    “You bring a knife to a fight pal, we’ll bring a gun” –

    THESE ARE OBAMAS OWN WORDS.. /and ANGER VIOLENCE and more taxes….. THIS IS OBAMAS Change for america “Hit Back Twice As Hard”. He commands !*Obama on the private sector: ~~ “We talk to these folks…~ / so I know whose a*$ to KICK.“ OBOMA wants to KICK your a*$ / Shouting THAT Republican victory would mean ~ “hand to hand combat”

    HE IS EXPECTING people to be on Edge and BORDERLINE killing MODE, VIOLENT / and STAND up for their immoral CAUSES

    THIS IS WHAT HE LIVES FOR ./ ./ ./ THESE ARE OBAMAS OWN WORDS.. !

    * Obama Tells democrats: “ I’m itching for a fight.” !

    ….PLEASE…. go to reXes NEW WebsiTe ~ ! Oboma *( Just like Adolf Hitler~~oBOMA~~~

    Demands ! — [ THE FINAL SOLUTION – for Un~Wanted Children

    Barak Obama is A MURDERER .~Torturing UNWANTED babys on

    DEATH ROE

    CLICK HERE http://obomlnation.webstarts.com/index.html

    OBAMA TAKES a little NEW BORN innocent child. BORN. ALIVE

    sTabS it iN the head SUCKs ITS BRAINS OUT.

    This is just too wrong and horrible. Please stand for Loving Children and the USA

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  • Bob Bobson

    The White House closed the petition because it requested specific action. Um, what exactly do they think petitions are for, just stating an opinion about something? Signing a petitions is not voting for “American Idol”…

  • Troyskywalker32

    I’m Aussie and I just signed the petition

    • Troyskywalker32

      I’m number 44.597

  • Tryst46

    Despite what they say, Acta PIPA and anything like it WILL be used to block users from seeing things that the government don’t want them to see. As with a lot of acts that governments have brought in, they use a legal issue to create a law and then extend it to cover their own agenda. They have been trying for years to censor the internet so you can only see what they want you to see. This is merely another attempt to do the same.

    After content has been blocked, it’s your word against theirs regarding what the content of the site was. If a site makes comments that disagree with administration, it will be blocked. Legal Nationalist political parties will have no forum to have their say. it amounts to Fascism at it’s extreme, block all means by which people can criticise the government. Mass media have already been warned not to promote Nationalism or provide a platform for them so the only way Nationalists can get their message out to people is via the internet.

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