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US ISPs Announce Anti-Child-Porn Agreement
An anonymous reader writes "It seems that ISPs have gathered together with 45 attorney generals and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to form an agreement to crush child pornography. What does that mean? Probably the same as it meant for RoadRunner, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon customers — the end of the newsgroups." Here's the back-patting press-release from the various parties who signed on (the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the National Association of Attorneys General), though the actual text of the agreement does not seem to have been made public.
I hate to say it, but usenet has outlived it's usefulness anyway. Any idiot can create a newsgroup, Any idiot can post anonymously and any idiot can freely distribute kiddie porn as a result. Let's face it, usenet is an outdated system that is primarily abused. Anything accomplished on usenet can be done elsewhere faster, cheaper and better. Sure, the pedo crowd can still find ways to trade, but usenet makes it too easy to hook up. Killing usenet won't kill kiddie porn, but it makes it more difficult. Does anyone really give a crap if usenet disappears? Seriously?
I have mod points. The reign of terror begins now.
"and there's a naked 7 year old...."
That's your example of child porn?
A naked 7 year old?!
Ever been to a public swimming pool?
Lots of topless 7 year old's running around.
Ever been to a nudist colony, lots on completely butt naked children of all ages just running around.
You sir, are referring to innocent images of children and sexualizing them, and that's the real child porn.
It has no bearing where the image/s are posted, you are the one making it sexual.
I've seen those photos you mention as well, and also deleted them, since I prefer adult women...
But I digress, none of those images were sexual, no suggestive poses, just naked girls.
You come off as a Pervert with that mindset.
If it don't GO... chrome it. ~ Frank Banks
There's such a huge deal made over victimless crimes (prostitution comes to mind, as does smoking pot). Most of our country's laws are based off Christianity. I honestly don't see why they don't just ratify the Bible and get it over with. Then I can move to some other country that hasn't developed to the point where it hates it's own people, and sit back and watch the US rip itself apart.
They already do. The USA is the only Western democracy that murders its own citizens.