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Germany Wants To Put Time Limits On Porn
nappster writes: "According to this article (sorry, it's in German), Germany thinks it can control the Internet, so now it's considering requiring that porn sites restrict their hours to 11pm to 6am. Exactly how they will coerce sites operating outside Germany is not explained, hence the term 'imbecility' that some have used to describe this proposal." Swim through the German with the Fish.
My great fear is that every country in the world is going to pass its own version of a "decency" law, then attempt to require the conformance of every other country in the world. Soon enough, the Internet will have been watered down to contain only that content which is deemed acceptable, world-wide.
One of the great challenges our world faces over the next century is our ability to accept a global Internet/marketplace, and yet maintain some semblance of independent societies, complete with our own mores and values.
The pomposity of the professor is inversely proportional to the difficulty and importance of the subject being taught.
Someone needs to run over and remind them that THEY LOST THE WAR!
If you post it, they will read.
What are the initials for ROTFL in german? Please wait 3 hours (counted from posting of this message) before posting initials for MAO part; that might offend German government, as all of us know very well from the last century's experiences, is not a good idea at all.
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