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EU Views Net Censorship As a "Trade Barrier"

Posted by kdawson on from the do-as-i-say dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The European Parliament just passed a proposal to treat internet censorship as a trade barrier, in particular the 'Great Firewall of China.' If passed by the European Council, the issue would be raised in trade negotiations and could lead to economic sanctions and trade restrictions for those countries unwilling to remove oppressive Net censorship." We have discussed some of the ways in which the EU, and its member countries, engage in their own brand of censorship.

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  1. The EU May Be Censoring... by Wandering+Wombat · · Score: 5, Funny

    But they're doing it to PROTECT people. Everyone ELSE is doing it to OPPRESS people. HUGE difference.

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    1. Re:The EU May Be Censoring... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      China does it to protect, too - If you were able to read about certain events, you would ask questions that would result in broken bones, see?

    2. Re:The EU May Be Censoring... by orclevegam · · Score: 3, Funny

      ~Hands you your Captain Obvious hat~ Hmm... my sarcasm detector must be on the fritz again. Damn Chinese made piece of junk.
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    3. Re:The EU May Be Censoring... by darkpixel2k · · Score: 3, Funny

      Opening your doors to such nations doesn't encourage them, it makes them able to easily get into your country.

      There, fix that for you.
      So you're the one who let the terrorists in. Jerk.

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    4. Re:The EU May Be Censoring... by LithiumX · · Score: 4, Funny

      Opening your doors to such nations doesn't encourage them, it makes them able to easily get into your country.
      There, fix that for you. So you're the one who let the terrorists in. Jerk. I in no way support terrorists. In fact I denounce them. Or is that reject them? Denounce or reject... so complicated.
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    5. Re:The EU May Be Censoring... by noidentity · · Score: 2, Funny

      To PROTECT you from MISSING the IMPORTANT points. Or SOMETHING.

  2. Re:What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pot and kettle, meet wok.

    Mind reading CAPTCHA? barbecue

  3. Re:Social justice will create better markets by rrkap · · Score: 4, Funny

    I like it. I can't help but believe that unfettered world wide access to information will lead to a more informed populations that will shun oppression and xenophobia in favor of participatory government and ethno-religious tolerance. This, in turn, will lead to more prosperity and consumer spending.

    Because the internet is such a haven of enlightened tolerance now.

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