Short notice but: LJ protest

[matrixrefugee]

As of tonight, 6 pm EST (Midnight GMT, I will *NOT* be posting anything to this journal for twenty-four hours -- not a post, not a voice post, not a comment -- in protest against the recent changes in LJ policy, including:

--Disallowing new Basic (free, ad-free) accounts

--Censoring certain hot-button-topic interests

--Creating the lovely "Beacon" spyware that scans your interests and your posts to see that there isn't any hot-button stuff in them as well as following you around the 'Net to make sure you don't log onto any hot-button sites.

The last one is the deal-breaker for me.

I hope to God this gets us the results we need. Join me, folks: we have to show the wonks running this site what *really* makes this site a success.

Comments

[ladyneferankh.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I mean, I heard LJ had "apologized" somewhat, but I still say we should go through with the strike!

All those things--basic accounts, censoring interests , and "spying" on their (often loyal) users--what kind of a site is this?

P.S.
Any thoughts about having some kind of "rallying chat" off LJ for this?

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

The InsaneJournal community

http://asylums.insanejournal.com/picket_line/

was created to help support people during the LiveJournal content strike. Hope to see you all there.

[nightofcydonia.livejournal.com]

--Creating the lovely "Beacon" spyware that scans your interests and your posts to see that there isn't any hot-button stuff in them as well as following you around the 'Net to make sure you don't log onto any hot-button sites.

The last one is the deal-breaker for me.

Me too (actually, I'm wondering if they're actually breaking the law with that one.)

I have to wonder though, would a meer 24 hours be effective? I mean, not everyone posts every day and I doubt that everyone on LJ will take part in the strike, so it might not be a big enough kick in the rear for those in charge. Maybe something more like a week would be more effective. *shrugs* *goes off to spread the word*
~Weaver

[anivad.livejournal.com]

Apparently there are other reasons behind this too:

http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/587865.html

*sigh*

[tortillafactory.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'm just not digging deep enough, but I can't find Beacon and Livejournal mentioned in the same sentence anywhere on the Internets. if true, it's scary, but what's the source for that? I haven't been following any of the drama very closely, so I think I've missed some important stuff. I've looked at all the boycott links I can find, and nobody seems to have a reliable source for the belief that Livejournal is spying on us.

What I did find out about Beacon is that Facebook's been using it for a while (to "send stories to your profile"), so LJ didn't "create" it. Still not sure of its connection with LJ, though.