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Germany Legislates For Mandatory Web Filters

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-got-a-finger-you-can-filter dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Germany's Minister for Families has announced a legislative initiative to force ISPs to implement a government-mandated block list (in English), which will be updated daily. The BKA (Germany's equivalent of the FBI) will be in charge of generating and maintaining the list. As usual, this is being brought in under the 'fight child porn' guise. The minister is quoted as saying: 'We must not water down the problem' in reply to being challenged that this law and technology could be used to censor other content. She then went on to say: 'I can't know what wishes and plans future governments will develop.' She has agreed the principle of the legislation with the interior minister and the technology minister, which in German coalition government terms means it's pretty much a done deal."

8 of 309 comments (clear)

  1. in a word by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    DeutschBags

  2. Re:Well, someone has to say it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Impressive, a Godwin first post.

    If the brown shirt fits ...

  3. Re:Well, someone has to say it. by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Silence anybody who accuses you of wearing it...

  4. Re:Um is this ironic? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And where does "Nazi-Porn" fit into that list? Nothing compares to women in skin tight SS-Uniforms.

  5. Re:In other words... by dontmakemethink · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dude, it's Germany...

    MÜÜÜÜWHÄHÄHÄHÄHÄHÄHÄÄÄÄ!!!

    SCHNELL!! SCHNELLLLLLL!!!!

    --

    War as we knew it was obsolete
    Nothing could beat complete denial
    - Emily Haines
  6. And how, Sir, do you know this? by davidwr · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm pretty sure at this point,

    How do you know this? Please speak clearly into the microphone, and don't mind the good officer who is getting ready to arrest you.

    --
    Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
  7. Jings crivens & hulp ma boab! by Bloke+down+the+pub · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am not suggesting embracing a *Forth* Reich

    Och, are ye nae?

    *Surly* the communists were at the time

    A braw bunch o miserable bastids, aye, that they were. Och.

    Noo awa wi ye, or I'll put the heid on ye.

    --
    It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.
  8. Re:Well, someone has to say it. by HungryHobo · · Score: 3, Funny

    We all know the old
    "Your post advocates a

    ( ) technical ( ) legislative ( ) market-based ( ) vigilante

    approach to fighting spam."

    Is there an equivalent to this old form for child porn?

    This news item advocates a
    ( ) technical (x) legislative ( ) market-based ( ) vigilante
    approach to fighting spam.
    This idea will not work. Here is why it won't work. (One or more of the following may apply to this particular idea, and it may have other flaws which used to vary from state to state before a bad federal law was passed.)
    (x) Other legitimate uses would be affected
    ( ) Users of email will not put up with it
    ( ) Microsoft will not put up with it
    ( ) The police will not put up with it
    (X) Requires immediate total cooperation from everybody at once

    etc etc etc
    Has anyone made one yet or should I start?