June 23, 2006
Kentucky Gov Blocks Bluegrass Blogs
Gov. Ernie Fletcher's administration has blocked state employees' access to many Web sites including some blogs, causing a knee jerk reaction from the blogosphere.
One popular Kentucky blog, the Bluegrass Report, was among the newly blocked blogs and the blogger believes that the timing of the block is not purely coincidental – the block comes shortly after a front page New York Times story cited the blog as critical of Fletcher.
It wasn’t long before national blogs chimed in with their charges of censorship including the popular Daily Kos and MyDD. Meanwhile, Beltway Blogroll and others provided another perspective on the scandal – perhaps the state was just promoting efficiency as blogs may be one of the largest distracters of state employees.
Bloggers may not get the last word on this issue. The watchdog group Public Citizen announced that it may sue Fletcher on free-speech grounds. Public Citizen has filed an open-records request seeking information on why some political sites have been blocked and others not.
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Posted by Buzz Webster at June 23, 2006 11:09 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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