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==Newsgroups today==

==Newsgroups today==

As use of Usenet for discussion purposes had greatly declined due to its technical nature and problems with spam, many ISPs began to remove the benefit altogether. As few groups (less than 1%) contained child pornography, many feel ISPs were financially motivated due to declining popularity of the text groups<ref>https://secure.dslreports.com/shownews/Giganews-Deconstructs-Cuomos-Child-Porn-Crackdown-98446</ref>. Still Usenet remains available free through other providers, such as the Web interface provided by Google Groups, and other providers such as Eternal September. Binary groups, provided by companies such as Giganews, usually require a subscription-based commercial service.

As use of Usenet for discussion purposes had greatly declined due to its technical nature and problems with spam, many ISPs began to remove the benefit altogether. As few groups (less than 1%) contained child pornography, many feel ISPs were financially motivated due to declining popularity of the text groups.<ref>https://secure.dslreports.com/shownews/Giganews-Deconstructs-Cuomos-Child-Porn-Crackdown-98446</ref> Still Usenet remains available free through other providers, such as the Web interface provided by Google Groups, and other providers such as Eternal September. Binary groups, provided by companies such as Giganews, usually require a subscription-based commercial service.

While most of the activity on Usenet occurs in the binary groups, many prefer the lack of censorship provided by Usenet discussion groups, despite its technical nature and problems with spam. As a result, Usenet has a cult following which continues to this day.

While most of the activity on Usenet occurs in the binary groups, many prefer the lack of censorship provided by Usenet discussion groups, despite its technical nature and problems with spam. As a result, Usenet has a cult following which continues to this day.

* talk.politics.misc

* talk.politics.misc

As these groups are not moderated or controlled, one is likely to find liberalism and heated [[Debate|debates]].

As these groups are not moderated or controlled, one is likely to find liberalism and heated [[debate]]s.

==Prescient Quotes on Police State Wiki Surveillance==

==Prescient Quotes on Police State Wiki Surveillance==

** [[Louis Brandeis]]'''  (1856-1941), [[United States Supreme Court]] [[Associate Justice]] Dissenting, ''[[Olmstead v. United States]]'', 277 U.S. 438 (1928).

** [[Louis Brandeis]]'''  (1856-1941), [[United States Supreme Court]] [[Associate Justice]] Dissenting, ''[[Olmstead v. United States]]'', 277 U.S. 438 (1928).

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Website]]s

* [[Website]]s

* [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]

* [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]

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==External Links==

==External links==

* [http://www.big-8.org/ Big 8]

* [http://www.big-8.org/ Big 8]

* [http://groups.google.com/ Google Groups] Web interface to Usenet, also contains posts backdated through the early 1980s

* [http://groups.google.com/ Google Groups] Web interface to Usenet, also contains posts backdated through the early 1980s

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[[Category:Wikis]]

[[Category:Wikis]]

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