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Pennsylvania Court Forces ISPs to Block Porn Sites

Posted by chrisd on from the that'll-keep-them-from-the-bad-stuff dept.

jkastner writes "Salon is reporting that Pennsylvania is forcing ISPs to block web sites that have child porn. While we can all agree that child porn is bad, this sort of approach starts us down a slipperly slope. If one site slips through, does that make the ISP liable? In addition, the court ordered blocking may prevent access to legitimate sites that are hosted on the same server."

2 of 531 comments (clear)

  1. Censorship by JaxGator75 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If only there were a way to do away with the evil without blatantly treading into unConstitutional waters... Unfortunately, there are plenty of Legislators who are salivating at the chance to use this precedent for their own agendas. I doubt this decision will be upheld, and as far as YOU know, I'm a fancy-pants Law-Talkin guy...

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    Come and see the violence inherent in the system!
  2. Crackdown on child porn = good by forged · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    And to quote the poster,
    • ..."the court ordered blocking may prevent access to legitimate sites that are hosted on the same server"

    Tough. If they are they hosting "legitimate" sites as long as their kiddies porn, they get what they deserve. Perhaps they will think twice next time, or at least keep the kiddy porn stuff where it belongs (to /dev/null).