Pennsylvania Court Forces ISPs to Block Porn Sites

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Pennsylvania Court Forces ISPs to Block Porn Sites

Posted by chrisd on Thursday February 20, 2003 @03:08AM 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."

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I posted first by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-20 03:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic

My dandy voice makes the most anti-choice grannies' panties moist!
1. Re:I posted first by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-20 03:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Man, you so FAILED IT!
slippery slope? by MarvinMouse · 2003-02-20 03:10 · Score: 0, Offtopic

This sort of approach starts us down a slipperly slope.

Thank you for pointing out the exact fallacy in your logic. It makes debate so much easier when you opponent strikes themselves down.

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GGRAAHH!! FAILURE! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-20 03:12 · Score: -1, Offtopic

YOU FAIL IT, and according to intergalatic law, you recieve FAILURE haiku!
Strugglin' late first post
What part of "first" don't you get?
YOU LIKEWISE FAIL IT
Tell me what you think! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-20 03:16 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Here is my picture:
http://www.thewest.com.au/20030221/unass igned/tw-u nassigned-3-sto88685-pic17133.html

here is my email:
lee.hughes@police.wa.gov.au
Re:IN SOVIET PENNSYLVANIA by StupidGoose · 2003-02-20 03:29 · Score: -1, Offtopic

"The internet filters THEM!"
Crooked cop seeks email penfriends by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-20 03:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You can see a picture of me at:
http://www.thewest.com.au/20030221/unassigned /tw-u nassigned-3-sto88685-pic17133.html

Please email me:
lee.hughes@police.wa.gov.au
Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-20 03:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Didn't you say you were dying or something?
In Soviet Russia... by GammaTau · 2003-02-20 03:44 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I know that there are lots of jokes with "In Soviet Russia..." but this has happened for real.

My grandparents were visiting the Soviet Union about 25 years ago as tourists. When entering the country, they had not only their passports checked but also all their luggage and whatever they had brought along checked throughoutly. My grandmother had a women's magazine that she read while traveling. The magazine had an article about nursing babies and it had a picture of a naked baby in one page. It certainly wasn't offensive to the ordinary people who read such magazines and it had no sexual or violent content whatsoever. But the officers considered it as child pornography and didn't allow it to enter the Soviet Union. If I recall correctly, my grandmother simply threw the magazine away in frustration due the delay.

So what was the problem? The problem was that both the legislators and the people who observe the law were entirely incompetent. It's entirely wrong to put ISP techies to watch the content. How are they supposed to know what constitutes as child pornography? Surely there are some standards for that but shouldn't it be up to the police and courts to interpret the standards? Well, obviously that would mean that the government would practise censorship which is definitely out of line. So the clever trick is to pass a censorship law but make private companies to implement it. That way it might look better but it's still exactly the same issue.
1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-20 03:54 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  the kiddie porn blocks YOU!
2. Re:In Soviet Russia... by RumpRoast · 2003-02-20 04:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Apparently, in Soviet Russia, crack smokes moderators.
  
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3. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-20 06:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Which idiot moderated the parent as offtopic?
4. Re:In Soviet Russia... by TheKodiak · 2003-02-20 07:53 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Can't moderate this post, but I can at least give it a +2 response.
  
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5. Re:In Soviet Russia... by TheKodiak · 2003-02-21 20:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  What the fuck is this? Did someone save up all his moderation points just so he could drive this comment into dust? This is totally fucking ridiculous - the original post is 100% on-topic.
  
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6. Re:In Soviet Russia... by TheKodiak · 2003-02-22 12:22 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Attn: meta-moderator. This post is going to be maliciously moderated off-topic by someone who did not understand the parent and is waging a bizarre campaign to keep all replies to it buried at -1: offtopic. Please view the parent of this post before accepting that this post was indeed deserving to be moderated off-topic 3 days after this topic left the front page. Thank you.
  
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7. Re:In Soviet Russia... by TheKodiak · 2003-02-23 18:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Attn: meta-moderator. This post is going to be maliciously moderated off-topic by someone who did not understand the parent and is waging a bizarre campaign to keep all replies to it buried at -1: offtopic. Please view the parent of this post before accepting that this post was indeed deserving to be moderated off-topic 3 days after this topic left the front page. Thank you.
  
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busy atm by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-20 03:54 · Score: -1, Offtopic

slightly busy atm not giving a shit, laffradonna
FAILURE, YOUNG JEDI by DARTH+FAILURE · 2003-02-20 04:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You have FAILED IT, rebel scum.