Internet "Creates Pedophiles" According to "Expert"

Brian Ribbon writes "In the latest sensationalist article about pedophiles on the internet, the director of a Spanish vigilante organization has claimed that the internet 'creates pedophiles'. While conflating pedophilia with child sexual abuse, the 'expert' quoted in the article incorrectly states that 'studies show that some pedophiles feel attracted to children from an early age, but the majority of them develop the tendency later on'; he then claims that 'the internet can become a catalyst for people belonging to the latter group.'"

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The Internet Creates

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

GOATSE.CX

Provide your own link.

Re:Internet creates downloaders

[orclevegam]

I propose that we create legislation that mandates upload-only connections. ... well, that's rather pointless. I'm just trying to picture what that would be... digital billboard? Couldn't request content because that would require a "download" on the part of the server, so it would just have to broadcast its content constantly and hope someone went looking for it. Sorry, the internet just isn't setup for that kind of thing, all internet connections are inherently bi-directional. At best you could block unsolicited inbound connections, but many peoples firewalls and routers already do that.