UK Proposal To Restrict Internet Pornography Sparks Row

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports on the row over proposals by the UK Government to criminalize possession of 'extreme' porn. The bill, published last week, would include the prohibition of fictional depictions of violence and images of acts between consenting adults. The law would also apply to screenshots taken from a legal film, if the screenshot was made for erotic purposes. The goal is to prevent disturbed individuals from accessing content online that would trigger violent behavior. From the article: 'Labour MP Martin Salter, who has worked closely ... in pushing the legislation, rejected the BDSM community's claims their civil liberties were being undermined. He said: "No-one is stopping people doing weird stuff to each other but they would be strongly advised not to put it on the internet. At the end of the day it is all too easy for this stuff to trigger an unbalanced mind."' The bill follows from plans initially announced last August."

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Re:At the end of the day...

[Anonymous Coward]

That's the trouble, we have politicians making imporant decisions that can affect many peoples' lives and lifestyles without any solid research to back it up.

When they do claim "solid research to back it up", it is from the highly questionable "science" of Psychology/Pscychiatry. IMO, these have not earned any credibility and many of their practioners are little more then licensed drug dealers and/or practioners of torture ( how many times has shock therapy been banned, renamed and reimplemented with more bogus claims of effectiveness? ). Scientific method is obviously not understood in those fields. Again, IMO.