Big brother just tagged me….
Call me paranoid, call me sceptical, call me a conspiracy theorist – but I think I’ve just been tagged by big brother with the complicity of Google and the staff at blogger.
This is how I know:
- I write a lengthy perspective article on a current issue about civil rights that is quite controversial and involves outright violation of an individual’s civil liberties.
- I publish the post and blogger confirms that its published.
- I view the post and Internet Explorer tells me that it’s not possible to open my blog and that the operation has been aborted.
- My blog is live because I can test all the other permanent links from other posts and I can view them this way
- I publish a test post (without any controversy or drama) and it publishes and views fine
- I edit my hot post and remove certain keywords that are being watched – usually for the sake of national security) and republish the post, and I get the same blog aborted message.
- I publish this post
Lakini some people jomoko yawa….
How did we get to the stage of stopping bloggers live from publishing controversial material that IS a matter of civil liberties – and because they’re potentially embarrassing? And the damn frigging news is in the public domain….
SHAME ON YOU! LOL!
April 8th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Comment by 3TOC on 06.02.2009 at 6.22 pm
LOL, I am on the floor by the way laughing of course.
So will you be ON celebrity big brother this year?LOL.yES,the TV show
April 8th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Comment by Darius Stone on 06.02.2009 at 10.24 am
@3.
If this wasn’t funny, it would be tragic. In fact, I’mna try post it again and see if the MI5 guys are still awake…LOL!
I wouldn’t survive one week in Big Brother house especially since they don’t give football scores when you’re in that prison…LOL!
April 8th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Comment by Darius Stone on 06.02.2009 at 10.40 am
Yup! I tried posting it again – and even tried posting it as a comment instead and its been blocked. Clearly these spooks don’t sleep.
Although this sounds funny, its actually a travesty to free speech and civil liberties especially by those supposedly championing democracy and liberty around the world…Washindwe! In fact, I should call Sharmi Chakrabati from Liberty and Channel 4 news about this…
April 8th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Comment by val on 06.02.2009 at 12.20 pm
I thought people could publish whatever they wanted on blogs…judging from some of the things I’ve bn reading..
Kumbe they censor?? Sikujua (Shock is me)
April 8th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Comment by val on 06.02.2009 at 12.23 pm
Btw,,is the post about Obama’s live grenade?? I can see it on my reader..but it refuses to show on your page
April 8th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Comment by Darius Stone on 06.02.2009 at 12.47 pm
Val…yup! It’s the live grenade post…and its about the torture of an Ethiopian born British resident.
Clearly, they don’t want my views published…LOL! It’s beyond shock considering that there’s no other viable explanation.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Comment by KenyaLuv on 07.02.2009 at 8.47 am
I say just let it go. Its not worth puting your future at risk for a post.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Comment by pink m on 09.02.2009 at 4.41 am
I check out for a minute and find you a threat to national security? I got that post on my reader, no idea why google won’t let you publish it. Sorry about that.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Comment by Darius Stone on 09.02.2209 at 6.44 am
@Kenyaluv. Thanks for the advice…this might be a battle not to pick.
@Pink…LOL! See what happens when you’re not here to chaperone? Speaking of wich, you have some explaining to do about why you just dropped off the bloggacliff. Keep in touch.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Comment by Shiko-Msa on10.02.2009 at 12.18 pm
Loool I wonder what I’ve done to National Security? My posts are about nudists and the kenya we want na bado
wananisumbua tu.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Comment by Darius Stone on 10.02.2009 at 6.13 pm
LOL! Shiko. There’s only one visible link so far. I commented on both those posts – so clearly the tag is alive….hehehe
Unless you’ve been moonlighting elsewhere and the spooks from Nyati house are least pleased with you.