Pennsylvania Child Porn Act Overturned

Ghoser777 writes "According to MSNBC, a Pennsylvanian law that required ISPs to filter/block websites containing child porn has been overturned by a federal judge. Child porn is still illegal under U.S. federal law, but the judge found that 'there is an abundance of evidence that implementation of the Act has resulted in massive suppression of speech protected by the First Amendment.'"

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Freedom is not Cover

[earthstar]

there is an abundance of evidence that implementation of the Act has resulted in massive suppression of speech protected by the First Amendment.

What does freedom of speech have to do with watching CHILD PORN?
If doing WHATEVER wants to do, then RAPE and other bad things would also come under FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!.
Freedom cannot be not unlimited FREEDOM.For our own good and that of others .
Freedom cannot be the cover for all bad things one wants to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re:A Delicate Subject.

[CosmeticLobotamy]

He was modded troll because he was either a troll or he doesn't understand why you're not allowed to look at child porn. This isn't a "my kids were looking at it, somebody fix it" problem. It's a "this four year old was raped and people want to watch" problem. Child porn isn't something you generally stumble onto, so a voluntary filter is pointless, and I don't think a whole lot of child molesters would just frown and turn it on to avoid being naughty.

You'll get modded down because you're dumb, not because you said something unpopular. Which is not to say that if you weren't dumb, you wouldn't be modded down because you said something unpopular.

Great

[Kn0xy]

So, what if an ISP decides to continue Blocking it's subscribers access to Child Pornography? Granted, I would appreciate seeing them carry on that policy, I feel that anyone who wants to entertain themselves by watching Adolesants do Adult things should really Pack there bags and move somewhere else in the world where the Moral and Decency levels are lower. Although, if a Judge declare such an ACT to not be in favor of our given Rights, then, could an ISP land in hot water for continuing to Deny demented Perverts that access?

And really, who's freedom of speech is the judge trying to uphold here? The people hosting such content or the people trying to access?

No, mister moderator, it was insightfull

[Snaller]

...Cat got your tongue? (something important seems to be missing from your comment ... like the body or the subject!)

Re:Animated childporn

[Snaller]

Interesting - the most uptight country in the world that is legal - tsk tsk :)

It isn't in a lot of european countries.