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Library Censorware Blocks Own Site

Posted by timothy on from the poignant-and-fleshy dept.

squiggleslash writes "The Daily Dayton News reports that a demonstration of a new website for a library in Piqua, Ohio, went horribly wrong when the site was blocked by the library's own censorware. Why? Because the library, founded by and named after businessman Leo Flesh 70 years earlier, had the domain name www.fleshpublic.lib.oh.us. And that key word, 'Flesh,' was a no-no as far as Flesh Public Library's copy of Net Nanny was concerned." And for an extra dose of tragicomic priority reversal, the library actually decided to change its domain name rather than have Net Nanny fix the erroneous blocking. I hope no one at the library wants to read about the fleshpots of Egypt.

2 of 386 comments (clear)

  1. What do you suggest we do? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    To everyone who opposes censor-ware so much:

    What do you purpose we do to keep adult sites from our kids while they're at the library?

  2. You can't possibly mean... by raehl · · Score: 1, Troll

    that I have to rely on Republicans to protect me from censorship....

    We're SO screwed.

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    paintball