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Pennsylvania Law Requires ISPs to Block Child Porn

feed_me_cereal writes: "Salon has an article describing a new law in Pennsylvania which requires ISPs to prevent access to child pornography on the internet. Under this law, the government can give ISPs a list of websites to block. Failure to do so can result in fines from $5,000 to $30,000 + jailtime. While stopping child pornography sounds noble, it seems that these powers will do little to meet this goal and much to allow the government to decide what websites are suitable for public viewing." Reader lightspawn provided this link to the law itself as well as another story at freedomforum.org.

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  1. Quick fix by -=OmegaMan=- · · Score: 5, Funny

    Stop providing internet service in Pennsylvania.

    No internet, no kiddie porn websites.

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  2. Re:Two things... by swb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Future Headlines:

    Overdue Library Books: Terrorism in the heart of our community

    Right Turn On Red: Legitimate Liberty or Terrorist Vulnerabilty? Congress contemplates cracking down


    I'm sure the list goes on.

  3. Re:What Is The Standard? by Ezubaric · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you find this image offensive . . .

    A legit link to goatse.cx that fits into the context of a /. discussion? Either our standards have gone way down or Satan needs some tire chains.

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  4. Re:Two things... by Suppafly · · Score: 3, Funny

    I dunno.. I'm inclined to think that Anne Geddes is a pedophile pervert and should be locked up.. but thats just me. Anyone that would dress small children like sunflowers and stick them in giant flower pots obviously has something wrong with them.

  5. Good law! Umm... where can I get the URLs... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's a good law! Good for them!
    Stop that filth in it's tracks.

    Umm... where can I download the list of blocked URLs?

  6. Re:Okay.. by jonbrewer · · Score: 3, Funny

    I always thought porn came from Usenet. Any other way about it seems pretty daft to me.