Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Impose Global Internet Censorship

By Rachel Alexander on Nov 1, 2013

The Electronic Frontier Foundation describes TPP as the biggest threat to the Internet in years. The atrocious provisions of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which was defeated in Congress, have simply been transferred to TPP.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is being touted as a free trade agreement that will benefit the Pacific Rim countries, Canada, Mexico and the U.S. It is being called “one of the most significant international trade agreements since the creation of the World Trade Organization.” It standardizes 12 countries’ laws, rules and regulations in order to streamline trade.

But the American public hardly knows anything about TPP. Secret meetings are being held by un-elected government trade representatives to discuss it. In place of Congress, corporate representatives are making decisions on everything related to trade.

Corporate interests are essentially replacing American laws. The only non-governmental interests allowed are “members of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee, 600 representatives from legacy big business interests like the RIAA and pharmaceutical industry groups.” (RIAA is the Recording Industry Association of America.) Google and Facebook are not present……To Read More…..