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Why ISPs' "Stand" Against Child Porn Is Actually Not a Stand Against Child Porn
TechDirt has an insightful article on the recent push for ISPs to turn off Usenet access under the guise of fighting child pornography. Unfortunately, the "stand against child porn" isn't actually a stand at all, it seems — more like ignoring the issue while trying to snag some headlines and good will. "Taking a stand against child porn wouldn't be overly aggressively blocking access to internet destinations that may or may not have porn (and there's no review over the list to make sure that they're actually objectionable). Taking a stand against child porn would be hunting down those responsible for the child porn and making sure that they're dealt with appropriately... Also, this sets an awful precedent in that the ISPs can point out that it's ok for them to block "objectionable" content where they get to define what's objectionable without any review."
Santa isn't real!
Hey man, spoiler warning! Now my entire world is shattered!
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And let's not forget what ISP really means
ISP = I Seldom Pay
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"Myspace is full of angsty teens and pedophiles"
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Fixed...I think...kinda.
seriously people need to tag their child porn appropriately
Making you think you're crazy is a billion dollar industry.
Yeah, I know. I just used it to get off a damn fine bullshit rant.
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Entirely understandable. I'd do the same if I didn't handle my stress with drinking.
Think of the children! Won't anyone think of the children!?
Isn't that the whole problem they're trying to prevent? :)
there is no way they could get away with this with smtp or hhtp.
Ah, yes, the Hyper-Hoopla Transfer Protocol!
1. Sell 'unlimited broadband at super speeds'
2. Throttle downloads
3. Block usnet
4. ???
5. Increased Profit!!
Oooh, I thought of a beer analogy.
1. Sell 'as much beer as you can drink'
2. Limit to 3 pints per hour
3. Water down beer
4. ???
5. Increased Profit!!
They whose government reduces their essential liberties for temporary security, receive neither liberty nor security.
> Until they eliminate Humans from the Earth, there will be porn....
There, fixed it for ya.
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You apparently don't subscribe to your own nickname.
Exactly. Going after the predators would require real effort, and that shit is hard.
Don't tell me you used alt.sex.fetish.constipation too? It used to get pretty lonely in there.
Don't think of the children!! Won't anybody stop thinking of the children?
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Think of the children! Won't anyone think of the children!?
Isn't that the whole problem they're trying to prevent? :)
Really! If people would just stop having these god damned children in the first place the problem would be solved.