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PA Child Porn-Blocking Law Challenged, Suspended
An anonymous reader submits: "Pennsylvania's controversial child porn controls have been challenged in court, and in a surprising twist, suspended by the state. If you recall, PA required ISPs within the state to block access to sites hosting child porn. The list (which used IP addresses) is compiled solely by the State Attorney General's Office. The use of IPs resulted in the unnecessary snagging of other sites on the same hosting service. The plaintiffs are the ACLU, CDT, and a Doylestown PA ISP. The State AG, in an odd move, suspended the law and the list indefinitely. [Note: Philly.com appeared to suffer a DDoS earlier today. Please be kind to their admins.]"
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Ummm, no. In this case, it is pretty easy to see which sites are hosting child pornography. And if one site accidently gets blocked, it is not the end of the world for them. How hard is it to have some communication with your ISP? The potential inconveince for a few people is nothing compared to the horror exploited children go through because the "middlemen" in the supply chain are not being held responsible. Go ACLU!! Way to uphold those children's most basic rights over some businesses' convenience.