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Usenet Blocking Intensifies

Posted by Soulskill on from the forest-for-the-trees dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The war against the alt.* hierarchy of Usenet continues as NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has convinced two more ISPs to drop access to part of Usenet. They've also set up the website NY Stop Child Porn, and convinced California to join them in the fight. In some sense, this is rather like bulldozing the slums to fight crime; sure, it might get rid of a lot of undesirables, but it also affects many innocent people, and everyone will now start migrating elsewhere in droves. The article notes, 'Cuomo's new web site signifies that he's clearly not done yet. It includes contact information for 20 ISPs that presumably operate in New York, and text of a letter to send to them to urge that they sign on to the campaign.' And you thought the Eternal September was bad..."

3 of 449 comments (clear)

  1. Re:it's just a cover by Adrian+Lopez · · Score: 5, Funny

    Po-tay-to, po-tah-to.

    --
    "In prison you just have to shut your eyes and take it. Here you have to shut your eyes and give it."
  2. NY Stop Child Porn? by barzok · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.nystopchildporn.com/ - is that like http://www.expertsexchange.com/ or http://www.kidsexchange.com/ before they added their hyphens?

    Or are they trying to lure in the kiddie-porn people, hoping they'll be looking for New York'S Top Child Porn?

  3. Re:it's just a cover by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And, like potatoes, politicians are best when run through a mechanical slicer and deep fried.