Remember when Barack Obama took control of the Internet away from the United States and gave it to an international organization, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)? Conservatives warned then that giving control of the primary means of communication to an international body could threaten the freedom of speech, and they were derided as hysterical. But now they’ve been proven correct: the social media giants are all Sharia-compliant.
FrontPage editor Jamie Glazov got the notice Saturday morning:
———- Forwarded message ———
From: Twitter Legal <twitter-legal@twitter.com>
Date: Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 7:27 AM
Subject: Twitter Receipt of Correspondence
To: @JamieGlazov <jamieglazov11@gmail.com>Hello,
We are writing to inform you that Twitter has received official correspondence regarding your Twitter account, @JamieGlazov.
The correspondence claims that the following content is in violation of Pakistan law:Section 37 of PECA-2016, Section 295 B and Section 295 C of the Pakistan penal code
PRE-ORDER NOW! – John Bolton Praises My New Book, “Jihadist Psychopath”.
President Trump's National Security Adviser gives a glowing thumbs up. https://t.co/gyUViOPSfn@Chris_A10_USA @jihadwatchRS @DVATW @JZmirak @ClareMLopez@AngelOfficial @lori_tech @SuzaSusza @FranSism1g pic.twitter.com/aaMlvx9QrN— Jamie Glazov (@JamieGlazov) August 31, 2018
@JamieGlazovTwitter has not taken any action on the reported content at this time. We are only writing to inform you that content posted to your account has been mentioned in a complaint.
This notice is not legal advice. You may wish to consult legal counsel about this matter. If you believe we have contacted you in error, please let us know by replying to this email.
For more general information on legal requests, please refer to the following Help Center article: https://t.co/lrfaq.
Sincerely,
Click on the Twitter link, and you’ll see that the tweet in question is an advertisement for Jamie’s new book, Jihadist Psychopath. In Pakistan, jihadists aren’t psychopaths, they’re heroes.
Note also that Pakistan is accusing Glazov of being in violation of sections 295B and 295C of its penal code. Section 295B criminalizes “defiling the Holy Quran,” and carries a penalty of life imprisonment. 295C mandates that those who “by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, or by any imputation innuendo, or insinuation, directly, defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable for fine.” Yes, death and a fine.
Glazov is not alone in this. Pamela Geller received a notice from Twitter that she was in violation of Pakistani law for a tweet that noted correctly that Al Arabiya had criticized Linda Sarsour as a Muslim Brotherhood operative. Ensaf Haidar, the wife of Raif Badawi, who has been languishing for years in a Saudi prison for “insulting Islam,” got the notice for a tweet criticizing the niqab. Twitter has also notified Canadian columnist Anthony Furey and reformist imam Mohammed Tawhidi that they have violated Pakistani law.
I haven’t. It makes me wonder what I have to do to offend the Pakistani government.
Meanwhile, “a new Android app,” according to Laura Loomer at Big League Politics, “has launched with the focus of allowing Muslims to report individuals who commit blasphemy, or insult Islam.” Now, if you’re a pious Muslim, if you see something, you can say something, and make sure that those who dare to criticize the Left’s favored religion will henceforth be able to say nothing.
Big League Politics explains that “the app, ‘Smart Pakem’, which launched in Indonesia last month at the request of the Indonesian government, will allow users and government officials to uphold Sharia law and target and report people who hold ‘misguided’ beliefs in violation of Islamic law, which forbids insults of Islam, insults against the Prophet Mohammed, or the recognition of any other religion besides Islam.”
Google has been leading the way on social media Sharia-compliance for quite some time. Anwar Awlaki’s al-Qaeda recruitment lectures were offered in Google Play store app. And in 2017, Texas imam Omar Suleiman made a successful effort to compel Google to drop search results about Islam-related terms and topics that reflected negatively upon Islam. The jihad against the freedom of speech is advancing rapidly, and most people don’t even know it’s happening. Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported that “Google’s first page results for searches of terms such as ‘jihad’, ‘shariah’ and ‘taqiyya’ now return mostly reputable explanations of the Islamic concepts. Taqiyya, which describes the circumstances under which a Muslim can conceal their belief in the face of persecution, is the sole term to feature a questionable website on the first page of results.”
“Reputable” according to whom? “Questionable” according to whom? Why, Omar Suleiman, of course. Google execs swallowed uncritically everything he said, and dutifully buried all search results remotely critical of Islam, including ones that were demonstrably accurate in what they said.
Facebook is on the Sharia train, too. Facebook’s Vice President Joel Kaplan traveled to Pakistan in July 2017 to assure the Pakistani government that it would remove “anti-Islam” material. And Facebook has done so assiduously, banning numerous foes of jihad terror and twice now blocking the Jihad Watch Facebook page on spurious technical grounds.
And now Twitter is actually informing free Americans that they face life imprisonment or death for violating Islamic blasphemy laws. This is the legacy of Barack Hussein Obama.
Tom P says
I literally LOL’ed at this line form Twitter: “This notice is not legal advice. You may wish to consult legal counsel about this matter. ”
What a bunch of whores.
gravenimage says
+1
Lydia Church says
I can’t resist:
“Oh do tell, was it something I said?!?”
(Gasp!)
David Stephenson says
I have been telling people for months that the free speech erosion we are seeing on the internet is a direct result of the ICANN shift of control away from the USA rights and freedoms to international totalitarianism. All I get are blank stares and nervous titters.
You are correct, Mr. Spencer – virtually no one knows what’s going on.
ICANN should be thought of as “Islam Can Now” do whatever it wants.
This is Obama’s “legacy”. It’s a horror show.
J D S says
Yep
… congress and the world at large are clueless . If there is not an awakening and soon then free speech as we know it. ..IS DONE!
Guy Forester says
Congress is not clueless. They are the best informed political hacks that money can buy. Especially OPEC oil money. If that is not enough, the PRC will make sure that they know who is in charge.
RonaldB says
Yeah. It was pretty obvious from the first that giving up control over internet domains was part of Obama’s view that the world is one country, and the US is simply an administrative region over which he had governorship. Obama went on to occupations more in line with his world view once his tenure as US viceroy (termed “President” in the local argot) ended.
P. Douglas says
Just LOOK at that photo!
This is what Satan worship looks like!
Yes Virginia, allah is really SATAN himself !
Do the research yourself. It is a bonifyed FACT!
And that is why mooselums have been at war with this entire Planet since the 7th century!
FYI says
Yes, look at the demonic faces of these ‘holy’ men of islam.
Do they look peaceful ..as members of the religion of peace?
Do they look intelligent,wise,full of God’s Love,respectful of others?
Most likely they are illiterate, pig-ignorant,brutish morons as many religious zealots are.
If they could actually read they might notice the enormous errors in the koran they are holding up…as many ex-muslims discovered when they read allah’s “perfect” book.
muslims get angry at any cartoon depiction of their “prophet” saying it is a source of ridicule: but would they be OK with depictions of muhammed’s Winged Flying Horse with the face of a woman?
{..pictures of mo and buraq you can see,thanks to Google…}
muhammed’s steed buraq.a magical Winged Fantasy Flying Horse with the face of a woman who took muhammed to visit Jerusalem,to a place which didn’t even exist in muhammed’s time koran 17.1….a creature which many muslims believe to be REAL:after all,it was muhammed’s transport to allah’s paradise,that place muslims are rewarded for breaking God’s Commandments… which the koran preaches.
I would love if the unholy creatures in the picture above would read Sahih Bukhari 2442 and tell us what they think.
It is muhammed wearing Aisha’s dress whilst channeling “allah”:islam’s cross-dressing prophet…..do they feel that is a source of ridicule?Well,too bad because it is official islamic teaching…
Mike T says
Who was Boni Fyed? Did you mean Boni Syed?
Vincent Burke says
Time for a major petition on Change.org calling on Twitter to cease passing on threatening notices from the Government of Pakistan attempting to curtail the Freedom of Speech rights of Non-Pakistani citizens worldwide. Twitter must be told/demanded/requested to inform the Government of Pakistan that they will not under any circumstances be a party to that government’s attempts at curtailing the human rights of citizens in the US, Canada, Europe and worldwide. Any Twitter shareholders out there who could kick up a stink in investment forums/meetings etc.Will ministers for Justice worldwide demand that twitter cease this policy of aiding and abetting this threatening campaign of the Government of Pakistan against worldwide freedom of speech.Will Information and Data Commissioners worldwide demand the same from Twitter (and Facebook and Google) – to stop pandering to the attempts of the Government of Pakistan to stifle free speech worldwide. They can do what they like in the territory under their jurisdiction but not anywhere else. Please everyone send emails of complaint to the email address above in the threatening message sent to Jamie Glazov . . I have just sent a long message demanding answers : some passages from my message to Twitter: ” We are shocked that you would pass on such as message as the one below which you sent to Mr Jamie Glazov informing him that he is in contravention of certain Laws of Pakistan for simply tweeting the Name of his forthcoming book: “Jihadist Psychopath”. Do the Pakistani government now control what is published worldwide, by citizens of every other country, about their religious beliefs? How can Twitter possibly pass on such threatening messages, which flagrantly violate the Freedom of Speech of Mr Glazov.
Have you informed the Pakistani Government that the items they complain of are considered by 95% of the Earth’s population to be totally free speech and thus fully protected by the laws of most States?
Have you requested the Government of Pakistan to cease and desist from sending these threatening notices to your customers?
Will you inform the Government of Pakistan that you have no intention of supporting their blatant attempts to suppress the Freedom of Speech of US, Canadian and European citizens and order them to desist from sending such threatening messages to your company?
Will you cease immediately from supporting these threats, by passing on such illegal messages to US, Canadian, European and other Non- Pakistani citizens?
Please reply to this email as soon as possible and please send copies of the requested assurances to Mr Jamie Glazov, and all other Non- Pakistani citizens who have been threatened in this manner.
Please ensure that Twitter adheres to the legal codes of the US, Canada, all European states and the vast majority of States worldwide who do not criminalize criticism of any ideology or religion unless such criticism includes threats of violence or racist language etc. Please inform the Government of Pakistan that you will not under any circumstances aid or abet their attempts to deny the human rights of Non Pakistani citizens worldwide.” end of copy.
Peterg says
Here’s one for twitter . F&@k mohammed, F&@k allah and F&@k Islam the most evil virus ever released on the world .
ItsReallyQuiteClear says
I’m not a lawyer, but but my lay reading of Twitter’s Terms of Service, as posted on their website (https://twitter.com/en/tos), appears to me to say that their TOS is governed by the laws of the country in which the user lives. So why does it appear that Twitter is supporting the enforcement of the laws of the country in which a reader resides and not supporting the enforcement of the laws in which content authors reside?
It would seem to me that if it’s actually Twitter’s Rules against “abusive behavior” (also linked from the above webpage) that are allegedly being violated, and not the law of a country in which one of their users resides, then Twitter should be referencing their own rules, and not that country’s law.
RonaldB says
You’re asking a huge corporation to actually make a decision. It’s easier and cheaper for them to simply act as compliant messenger boys and keep their valuable anonymity. Note that the notice simply said they had received a complaint, and was signed “twitter”. Not a speck of accountability to be found.
As a practical matter, it might actually be beneficial to Jamie Glasgow and Pamela Geller to be on notice they had better avoid traveling to any Muslim country at all costs.
My own view is that all dual citizenship ought to be revoked for the US: either you’re loyal to the US or loyal to another country, but don’t wear different skins at different times. This most emphatically includes dual citizenship with Israel. Executives who don’t have the privilege of jetting off to Switzerland, or Dubai or Hungary might think twice before throwing out the basic culture of the US.
Also, I think the question of foreign subsidiaries for US companies ought to be rethought. If Twitter is going to be a US company, it should not have any wholly-owned subsidiaries loyal to Pakistan. I think the business dealings of US companies in foreign countries ought to be limited to buying, selling, and providing services.
tgusa says
Eventually we will be forced to permanently delete the pro-islam upper management ghoulish stooges at these US based internet social media companies. Their values are much more in line with pakistani values, they are literally a menace to our society, culture and citizenry.
Jack to pak, sounds great to me but I have heard that jack is deathly afraid of isis types. If you happen to end up as a transporter keep your distance during jacks journey as he will likely be urinating all over himself while he is en route to his new digs. In the coming clash of civilizations former actions will have consequences, grave consequences.
KWJ says
ISIS made a poster of Jack Dorsey’s face threatening him. Don’t forget, ISIS are essentially mercenaries and supported by both Islamic and non-Islamic governments. It’s OK that terrorists or jihadists have the big social media accounts, though…many get away with it.
Jack, thus, lets the terrorists and totalitarian global “new world order” cultists/mafia control him like when Mark Zuckerberg was also threatened and then he got 16 bodyguards. They succumb to bullies and oppressors and become that themselves, and thus a danger to the world, human rights, freedoms, and death. Sooner or later they will lose their jobs. They just don’t understand the depth of Islamic thought.
Watch for weird or unusual behaviors of those piling up the guilt. You see liars (not of little white lies but more important ones from cheating on one’s spouse to knowingly repeating propaganda and hiding agendas that affect millions of people. They start sounding odd and doing odd things, unless they are sociopaths and have no conscience at all like serial killers have no conscience because many have not been certifiably insane.
Jack is already in a kind of prison.
Guy Forester says
1. We need a real true, US based, social media network that refuses to kowtow to the left and these proponents of the religion we dare not name.
2. All social media users that object to the leftist and other subversive values of Twitter, FB, and the other social media platforms need to drop them and find a different player.
In my case, I refuse to use any and all social media platforms at this time due to spying, data mining, and anti US bias on them. Guess what? I do not feel isolated, insulated, or ill informed about real life. I do not feel deprived by lack of useless social media platforms. It really is liberating!
JQ says
Let me put it this way… the so-called-Prophet Muhammad is nothing but a fraud and a fake, who kisses pigs, does you know what with goats and is in the pits of hell. ISIS and the radical Muslims who demand us to follow, can go back to their home and live there. You are not wanted. Islam is nothing!
Wellington says
No person in American history did more harm to America than Barack Obama. This serves as just one more example respecting why, though the bulk of America remains to this day clueless of the many harms he did.
Not only was President Obama a wretched President, he is, through and through, a wretched man, all the while quite charming and which only obscures his wretchedness.
RonaldB says
Hello Wellington,
The problem is, there is a wide divide in thinking and thinking styles. People in the red camp, tending to think more logically, despise the Obama regime for good reasons.
People in the blue camp react emotionally, particularly when someone tries to discuss issues rationally and logically. So, you still have more than 50% of the electorate (including college-educated suburbanites as well as illiterate immigrants) who react favorably towards the topic of Obama.
gravenimage says
Twitter now enforcing Pakistan’s blasphemy law
……………….
Why should any civilized Westerner care if they are in violation of Pakistani law?
Nine times out of ten, that means you’re doing something right.
somehistory says
What’s the name of that most infamous traitor? Oh, yeah, it’s the moslim creep who said something about the future not belonging to those who speak the truth about islam.
twitter, facebook, etc are tools used to make what he said a reality.
Personally, not a twitter user, nor a facebook page person.
Those who oppose the freedom of speech, given to mankind by our Creator, the True God, are allowing satan to control them and many are willingly going along, happy to harass and intimidate those who tell the truth.
Darko Racic says
Pakistani laws are not enforceable in other jurisdictions. For the Pakistani criminal code to be applicable – the crime must have been committed in Pakistan.
Alex says
Yes, but Internet makes some jumble in jurisdiction questions. For example, if somebody lives in USA but cracked a main computer in Pakistan National Bank over Internet. Where is place the crime has been committed?
Lydia Church says
Oh? Well here’s what I CAN do!
I CAN insult islam and mohammed, they are BOTH evil and from the devil!
Those with ‘misguided’ beliefs are those who favor islam, they are in violation of God’s law, and in recognition of other religions besides Christianity, the one true faith of the one true God. So no, we only recognize Christianity and we don’t recognize islam.
Anyone in Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, or any other land defiled by islam can take their evil laws and shove them up their back tunnel because that’s where they came from and where they belong!
And I am not afraid!
I will insult the evil religion of islam until the day I die, if it causes my martyrdom as a saint of the Lord, so be it.
And if they don’t like it…
to quote that guy in the other post…
they can ‘lick my pus’!
(That’s what he said!!!)
: D
Mark says
ICANN may or may not cause censorship, but Twitter censoring posts is not connected to it in any way!
RonaldB says
The large, globalist corporations look to their own existence and profitability with an eagle’s eye.
Having the assignment of domain names under the control of a NGO not answerable to US laws puts Twitter at risk at losing its domain in the future. And who would they appeal to? Having your very existence under the control of an unaccountable bureaucracy making their own rules as they go along, tends to make a corporation very cautious and unwilling to take any stand. This means any mud-ridden country like Pakistan can make waves that scare the snowflakes in the Twitter executive offices.
gravenimage says
Has anyone seen Jihad Watch poster Frank Anderson–who is an attorney–here lately? I thought he might weigh in on this thread. Hope he is OK–I miss his comments here.