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Web Censorship Proposed For Norway

Posted by kdawson on from the great-firewall dept.

Aqwis writes "A Norwegian Web filtering system (link in Norwegian), comparable to the Great Firewall of China, has been proposed to the Norwegian legislature. It would, if enacted, block all Web sites and servers that contain hate material (racial hate, pro-Nazi sites, hate towards the government, etc.), most kinds of pornography (not only child pornography), foreign gambling sites, and sites that share copyrighted or other material that it is not legal to share (such as most BitTorrent sites and services such as LimeWire). Reactions have been mixed; however they are mostly negative."

13 of 338 comments (clear)

  1. Right by f_raze13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If we block any obscene content, our people will become fine, upstanding citizens. And don't tell me to RTFA, because it's in Norwegian.

    1. Re:Right by Divebus · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why not try the U.S. method and call in an air strike on the source of the offensive material?

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  2. This will work as well... by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 4, Funny

    This will work as well as the chinese one...

  3. No, relli! by j_presper_eckert · · Score: 5, Funny

    So people won't be able to read my blog about how a moose bit my sister once?

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    1. Re:No, relli! by President_Camacho · · Score: 3, Funny

      So people won't be able to read my blog about how a moose bit my sister once?

      No, they'll be able to read that. The flickr photoset that goes along with it is another story. Møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...

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  4. I tried to RTFA... by Jarn_Firebrand · · Score: 3, Funny

    but it's in NORWEGIAN!

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    1. Re:I tried to RTFA... by venicebeach · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, it's just been passed through the prototype Norwegian Internet Filter.
      Notice they've tried to cross out all the o's. Just wait till they hit the rest of the alphabet, none of these hate sites will be readable!

    2. Re:I tried to RTFA... by Tore+S+B · · Score: 4, Funny

      Øh my Gød! Yøu're absølutely right! Nøøøøøøøøøø!!!

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  5. Porn? They practically invented it by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Norway censor porn? You're kidding, right?

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  6. Re:Curb your impulses! by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree. The Internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a big kringle. It's a series of fjords.

  7. Beautiful plumage! by President_Camacho · · Score: 5, Funny

    If we block any obscene content, our people will become fine, upstanding citizens. And don't tell me to RTFA, because it's in Norwegian.

    It's a well known fact that Norwegian blue content is easily blocked. As a matter of fact, the only reason it even shows up on the internet is because it's been nailed there.

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    1. Re:Beautiful plumage! by TheoMurpse · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's a well known fact that Norwegian blue content is easily blocked.
      Owner: No no he's not censored, he's, he's timed out! Remarkable content, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful bits!
      Mr. Praline: The bits don't enter into it. It's stone censored.
      Owner: Nononono, no, no! 'E's timed out!
      Mr. Praline: All right then, if he's timed out, I'll contact the host! (shouting at the router) 'Ello, Mister Chrissy Content! I've got a lovely fresh hard drive for you if you show...
                (owner hits the modem)
      Owner: There, he refreshed!
      Mr. Praline: No, he didn't, that was you reloading from the cache!
      Owner: I never!!
      Mr. Praline: Yes, you did!
  8. Re:Womb to Tomb, baby! by trentblase · · Score: 3, Funny

    Forget Norway!