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text=(:title First Amendment with Servers' Rights:)%0a%0a%25width=100pct rfloat%25 Attach:Marketing/press.png%0a%0aIRCNow is a network that the users control. In order to ensure this, we must make sure that there is no network-wide censorship of speech or religion. Without this guarantee, it becomes impossible to have meaningful debates for policy decisions.%0a%0aOur digital bill of rights state:%0a%0a-> Congress shall not make any rules to establish an official religion or to stop the free exercise of religion; or to stop the freedom of speech or the freedom of the press; or the right of the users to peaceably gather to petition the staff.%0a%0aBecause IRCNow's congress cannot censor network wide, there is no "official" censorship policy.%0a%0aEach individual server, however, retains the right to censor content. This is necessary for legal compliance. For example, in many countries, violent threats are illegal, as is copyright infringement. IRCNow also welcomes users of all ages and so the network does not allow pornography.%0a%0aIn other words, on IRCNow, there is a first amendment with servers' rights.%0a%0aIRCNow provides [[freedom/software|the source code and documentation]] for all the software on this network, so that users have the freedom [[freedom/militia|to control their own software]] and [[freedom/fork|fork this network]]. This provides a powerful safeguard against arbitrary censorship.
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title=First Amendment with Servers' Rights
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diff:1612070581:1612070507:=1c1%0a%3c (:title First Amendment with Servers' Rights:)%0a---%0a> (:title Freedom of the Press:)%0a
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diff:1612070507:1612070489:=1c1%0a%3c (:title Freedom of the Press:)%0a---%0a> (:title First Amendment with Servers' Rights:)%0a
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diff:1612070489:1612070474:=3a4,5%0a> %0a> (:title Censorship System:)%0a
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diff:1612070474:1612070437:=1c1%0a%3c (:title First Amendment with Servers' Rights:)%0a---%0a> (:title Decentralized Censorship:)%0a
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diff:1612070437:1612070352:=15a16,17%0a> %0a> Each team has the right to set the type of policy it wants for censorship on its server. Each sysadmin has the power to censor any official IRCNow channels [[ircnow/networks|on the networks]] his team has claimed. He also has the power to ban any users connected to any services on his server. However, no one can censor on another team's server or another team's network.%0a
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diff:1612070352:1611890385:=5,10c5,10%0a%3c (:title Censorship System:)%0a%3c %0a%3c IRCNow is a network that the users control. In order to ensure this, we must make sure that there is no network-wide censorship of speech or religion. Without this guarantee, it becomes impossible to have meaningful debates for policy decisions.%0a%3c %0a%3c Our digital bill of rights state:%0a%3c %0a---%0a> Internet censorship is on the rise. Today, you can get your social media accounts banned for disagreeing with the mainstream on health policy, how to raise children, the environment, or even a product review. Simply criticizing a company can get you permanently banned. What is worse, people around the world are now being ostracized and banned for believing in the Bible.%0a> %0a> IRCNow is a network that the users control. To ensure this, our bill of rights does not allow network-wide censorship of speech, the press, or religion. Limiting censorship is necessary in order to have meaningful debates for how our network should run.%0a> %0a> Our digital bill of rights states:%0a> %0a13,19c13%0a%3c Because IRCNow's congress cannot censor network wide, there is no "official" censorship policy.%0a%3c %0a%3c Each individual server, however, retains the right to censor content. This is necessary for legal compliance. For example, in many countries, violent threats are illegal, as is copyright infringement. IRCNow also welcomes users of all ages and so the network does not allow pornography.%0a%3c %0a%3c Each team has the right to set the type of policy it wants for censorship on its server. Each sysadmin has the power to censor any official IRCNow channels [[ircnow/networks|on the networks]] his team has claimed. He also has the power to ban any users connected to any services on his server. However, no one can censor on another team's server or another team's network.%0a%3c %0a%3c In other words, on IRCNow, there is a first amendment with servers' rights.%0a---%0a> At the same time, we recognize the need to have limited censorship. Each individual server can set its own independent censorship policy in order to comply with local law and to maintain a family-friendly network. In effect, the censorship on the network is distributed.%0a
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author:1609992212=jrmu
diff:1609992212:1609992175:=5,7c5,7%0a%3c IRCNow is a network that the users control. To ensure this, our bill of rights does not allow network-wide censorship of speech, the press, or religion. Limiting censorship is necessary in order to have meaningful debates for how our network should run.%0a%3c %0a%3c Our digital bill of rights states:%0a---%0a> IRCNow is a network that the users control. To ensure this, our bill of rights does not allow network-wide censorship of speech, the press, or religion. Limiting censorship it necessary in order to have meaningful debates for how our network should run.%0a> %0a> Our digital bill of rights state:%0a
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diff:1609992175:1606888221:=1,11c1,3%0a%3c (:title Decentralized Censorship:)%0a%3c %0a%3c Internet censorship is on the rise. Today, you can get your social media accounts banned for disagreeing with the mainstream on health policy, how to raise children, the environment, or even a product review. Simply criticizing a company can get you permanently banned. What is worse, people around the world are now being ostracized and banned for believing in the Bible.%0a%3c %0a%3c IRCNow is a network that the users control. To ensure this, our bill of rights does not allow network-wide censorship of speech, the press, or religion. Limiting censorship it necessary in order to have meaningful debates for how our network should run.%0a%3c %0a%3c Our digital bill of rights state:%0a%3c %0a%3c -> Congress shall not make any rules to establish an official religion or to stop the free exercise of religion; or to stop the freedom of speech or the freedom of the press; or the right of the users to peaceably gather to petition the staff.%0a%3c %0a%3c At the same time, we recognize the need to have limited censorship. Each individual server can set its own independent censorship policy in order to comply with local law and to maintain a family-friendly network. In effect, the censorship on the network is distributed.%0a---%0a> Internet censorship is on the rise. Today, you can get your social media accounts banned for disagreeing with the mainstream on health policy, how to raise children, the environment, or even a product review. Simply offering honest criticism can be enough to get you permanently banned. What is worse, people around the world are now being ostracized and banned for believing in the Bible.%0a> %0a> IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that there will be no network-wide censorship of religion, speech, or the press. Censorship will instead be handled by each individual server to prevent abuse of power.%0a
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diff:1606888221:1604156308:=3c3%0a%3c IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that there will be no network-wide censorship of religion, speech, or the press. Censorship will instead be handled by each individual server to prevent abuse of power.%0a---%0a> IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that sound Bible teaching cannot be banned on this network. Network-wide censorship is done in an open and transparent manner, limited to obscene, illegal, and violent content. Arbitrary censorship, however, is forbidden by the [[ircnow/constitution#billofrights|User Bill of Rights]]. This provides a safe and peaceful environment for people of all ages and cultures.%0a
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author:1604156308=jrmu
diff:1604156308:1602897988:=3c3%0a%3c IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that sound Bible teaching cannot be banned on this network. Network-wide censorship is done in an open and transparent manner, limited to obscene, illegal, and violent content. Arbitrary censorship, however, is forbidden by the [[ircnow/constitution#billofrights|User Bill of Rights]]. This provides a safe and peaceful environment for people of all ages and cultures.%0a---%0a> IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that sound Bible teaching cannot be banned on this network. Network-wide censorship is done in an open and transparent manner, limited to things, obscene, illegal, and violent content. Arbitrary censorship, however, is forbidden by the [[ircnow/constitution#billofrights|User Bill of Rights]]. This provides a safe and peaceful environment for people of all ages and cultures.%0a
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author:1602897988=jrmu
diff:1602897988:1597049488:=3c3%0a%3c IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that sound Bible teaching cannot be banned on this network. Network-wide censorship is done in an open and transparent manner, limited to things, obscene, illegal, and violent content. Arbitrary censorship, however, is forbidden by the [[ircnow/constitution#billofrights|User Bill of Rights]]. This provides a safe and peaceful environment for people of all ages and cultures.%0a---%0a> IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that sound Bible teaching cannot be banned on this network. Censorship is done in an open and transparent manner, limited to only those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible. (For example, obscene, illegal, and violent content.) Arbitrary censorship, however, is forbidden by the [[ircnow/constitution#billofrights|User Bill of Rights]]. This provides a safe and peaceful environment for people of all ages and cultures.%0a
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author:1597049488=jrmu
diff:1597049488:1597047065:=1,5c1,7%0a%3c Internet censorship is on the rise. Today, you can get your social media accounts banned for disagreeing with the mainstream on health policy, how to raise children, the environment, or even a product review. Simply offering honest criticism can be enough to get you permanently banned. What is worse, people around the world are now being ostracized and banned for believing in the Bible.%0a%3c %0a%3c IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that sound Bible teaching cannot be banned on this network. Censorship is done in an open and transparent manner, limited to only those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible. (For example, obscene, illegal, and violent content.) Arbitrary censorship, however, is forbidden by the [[ircnow/constitution#billofrights|User Bill of Rights]]. This provides a safe and peaceful environment for people of all ages and cultures.%0a%3c %0a%3c IRCNow provides [[freedom/software|the source code and documentation]] for all the software on this network, so that users have the freedom [[freedom/militia|to control their own software]] and [[freedom/fork|fork this network]]. This provides a powerful safeguard against arbitrary censorship.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a---%0a> Censorship on proprietary networks is on the rise. Today, you can get your social media accounts banned for disagreeing with the mainstream on health policy, how to raise children, the environment, or even a product review. Simply offering honest criticism can be enough to get you permanently banned. What is worse, Christians around the world are now being ostracized and banned for believing in the Bible. Increasingly, the owners of these social media platforms are arbitrarily imposing censorship policies on their users.%0a> %0a> IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that sound Christian preaching and Bible teaching cannot be banned on this network. It also provides the source code and documentation for all the software on this network, so that users have the freedom to control their own software and fork this network. This provides a powerful safeguard against arbitrary censorship.%0a> %0a> IRCNow does censor obscene, illegal, and violent content. Communities that insist upon a purely free speech zone usually get banned by ISPs and outlawed by governments. For this reason, IRCNow does implement censorship according to the Bible. To guard against abuse, it is done in an open and transparent manner; censorship is limited to only those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible.%0a> %0a> Because all of the source code is available without requiring permission or payment, users who disagree with the censorship policy have the ability to create a competing network with our code. This gives users complete control and freedom.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
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diff:1597047065:1596431729:=5c5%0a%3c IRCNow does censor obscene, illegal, and violent content. Communities that insist upon a purely free speech zone usually get banned by ISPs and outlawed by governments. For this reason, IRCNow does implement censorship according to the Bible. To guard against abuse, it is done in an open and transparent manner; censorship is limited to only those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible.%0a---%0a> IRCNow, however, does censor obscene, illegal, and violent content. Communities that insist upon a purely free speech zone usually get banned by ISPs and outlawed by governments. For this reason, IRCNow does implement censorship according to the Bible. To guard against abuse, it is done in an open and transparent manner; censorship is limited to only those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible.%0a
host:1597047065=38.81.163.143
author:1596431729=jrmu
diff:1596431729:1596338920:=1,7c1,7%0a%3c Censorship on proprietary networks is on the rise. Today, you can get your social media accounts banned for disagreeing with the mainstream on health policy, how to raise children, the environment, or even a product review. Simply offering honest criticism can be enough to get you permanently banned. What is worse, Christians around the world are now being ostracized and banned for believing in the Bible. Increasingly, the owners of these social media platforms are arbitrarily imposing censorship policies on their users.%0a%3c %0a%3c IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that sound Christian preaching and Bible teaching cannot be banned on this network. It also provides the source code and documentation for all the software on this network, so that users have the freedom to control their own software and fork this network. This provides a powerful safeguard against arbitrary censorship.%0a%3c %0a%3c IRCNow, however, does censor obscene, illegal, and violent content. Communities that insist upon a purely free speech zone usually get banned by ISPs and outlawed by governments. For this reason, IRCNow does implement censorship according to the Bible. To guard against abuse, it is done in an open and transparent manner; censorship is limited to only those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible.%0a%3c %0a%3c Because all of the source code is available without requiring permission or payment, users who disagree with the censorship policy have the ability to create a competing network with our code. This gives users complete control and freedom.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a---%0a> Censorship on proprietary networks are on the rise. Today, you can get your social media accounts banned for disagreeing about topics ranging anywhere from health care to how to raise children to the environment. Simply offering honest criticism of a product or service can be enough to get you permanently banned. What is worse, Christians around the world are now being ostracized and banned for believing in the Bible. Increasingly, the owners of these social media platforms are arbitrarily imposing censorship policies on their users.%0a> %0a> When we give users freedom and control over their own software, they have the ability to circumvent this censorship. IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that sound Christian preaching and Bible teaching cannot be banned on this network.%0a> %0a> At the same time, no censorship whatsoever will lead to immoral, illegal, and violent communities. For this reason, communities that insist upon completely free speech usually get dropped by ISPs and outlawed by the government. For this reason, IRCNow does implement censorship, but one according to the Bible, with an open and transparent system of judges to prevent abuse. IRCNow limits censorship only to those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible. This censorship system is designed to restrain content that would corrupt public morality without descending to arbitrary tyranny.%0a> %0a> Because all of the source code on the network is available without requiring permission or payment, users who disagree with the censorship policy have the ability to create a competing network with our code. This gives users complete control and freedom.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
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diff:1596338920:1596258574:=5c5%0a%3c At the same time, no censorship whatsoever will lead to immoral, illegal, and violent communities. For this reason, communities that insist upon completely free speech usually get dropped by ISPs and outlawed by the government. For this reason, IRCNow does implement censorship, but one according to the Bible, with an open and transparent system of judges to prevent abuse. IRCNow limits censorship only to those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible. This censorship system is designed to restrain content that would corrupt public morality without descending to arbitrary tyranny.%0a---%0a> At the same time, no censorship whatsoever will lead to immoral, illegal, and violent communities. For this reason, communities that insist upon completely free speech usually get dropped by ISPs and outlawed by the government. For this reason, IRCNow does implement a censorship, but one according to the Bible, with an open and transparent system of judges to prevent abuse. IRCNow limits censorship only to those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible. This censorship system is designed to restrain content that would corrupt public morality without descending to arbitrary tyranny.%0a
host:1596338920=38.81.163.143
author:1596258574=jrmu
diff:1596258574:1596258437:=5,7c5%0a%3c At the same time, no censorship whatsoever will lead to immoral, illegal, and violent communities. For this reason, communities that insist upon completely free speech usually get dropped by ISPs and outlawed by the government. For this reason, IRCNow does implement a censorship, but one according to the Bible, with an open and transparent system of judges to prevent abuse. IRCNow limits censorship only to those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible. This censorship system is designed to restrain content that would corrupt public morality without descending to arbitrary tyranny.%0a%3c %0a%3c Because all of the source code on the network is available without requiring permission or payment, users who disagree with the censorship policy have the ability to create a competing network with our code. This gives users complete control and freedom.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a---%0a> At the same time, no censorship whatsoever will lead to immoral, illegal, and violent communities. For this reason, communities that insist upon completely free speech usually get dropped by ISPs and outlawed by the government. For this reason, IRCNow does implement a censorship, but one according to the Bible, with an open and transparent system of judges to prevent abuse. IRCNow limits censorship only to those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible. This censorship system is designed to restrain content that would corrupt public morality without descending to arbitrary tyranny.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
host:1596258574=38.81.163.143
author:1596258437=jrmu
diff:1596258437:1596258437:=1,5d0%0a%3c Censorship on proprietary networks are on the rise. Today, you can get your social media accounts banned for disagreeing about topics ranging anywhere from health care to how to raise children to the environment. Simply offering honest criticism of a product or service can be enough to get you permanently banned. What is worse, Christians around the world are now being ostracized and banned for believing in the Bible. Increasingly, the owners of these social media platforms are arbitrarily imposing censorship policies on their users.%0a%3c %0a%3c When we give users freedom and control over their own software, they have the ability to circumvent this censorship. IRCNow guarantees in its constitution that sound Christian preaching and Bible teaching cannot be banned on this network.%0a%3c %0a%3c At the same time, no censorship whatsoever will lead to immoral, illegal, and violent communities. For this reason, communities that insist upon completely free speech usually get dropped by ISPs and outlawed by the government. For this reason, IRCNow does implement a censorship, but one according to the Bible, with an open and transparent system of judges to prevent abuse. IRCNow limits censorship only to those matters clearly prohibited by the Bible. This censorship system is designed to restrain content that would corrupt public morality without descending to arbitrary tyranny.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
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