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.

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[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