But.... Olympics?

So, yeah, one of the craziest things I have read in a while (about a week). So evidently the London 2012 Olympics is running a censorship campaign relating to istelf. You see, it wants to stop all negative comments, derogatory terms, false claims, misleading comments, or otherwise objectable content from leading people to their website.

It's in their Terms of Use.

5. Linking policy

a. Links to the Site. You may create your own link to the Site, provided that your link is in a text-only format. You may not use any link to the Site as a method of creating an unauthorised association between an organisation, business, goods or services and London 2012, and agree that no such link shall portray us or any other official London 2012 organisations (or our or their activities, products or services) in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise objectionable manner. The use of our logo or any other Olympic or London 2012 Mark(s) as a link to the Site is not permitted. View our guidelines on Use of the Games' Marks.

Umm, yeah. Someone let them know that's NOT how free speech works. Under section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms we can say what we want about the Olympics, they can't really stop us.

So, can they stop us from linking to their site? No, they can't. You see, hyperlinking is like telling someone where to find a place. I am in person allowed to say "Hey Steve, don't go to The Company Over There at 1234 Main St. They are real douchetards!!!!!"

I can do the same on the internet. "Hey people of the internet, don't go to the London 2012 Olympic Site over here. They are real douchtards!!!!"