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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. Somebody call the **AA by gnick · · Score: 0, Troll

    Maaten's proposal would require the EU to classify any Internet censorship as a barrier to trade Like sharing copy written material?
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  2. Re:So self-righteously inflicted self-harm? by megaditto · · Score: 1, Troll

    It's only wrong when other people do it.

    Applying double standards is business as usual for the Enlightened Europeans. They literally do that every day.

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  3. Re:The EU May Be Censoring... by Hognoxious · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm too lazy and stupid to use google
    Sucks to be you then - just take a walk round Schaarbeek or the banlieue of Paris.

    P.S. If you've never been to either or don't know where they are, then you're not qualified to have an opinion on the subject so STFU.
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