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German Parliament Enacts Internet Censorship Law

Posted by timothy on from the fuer-die-kinder dept.

TheTinyToon writes that by a vote of 389 to 128, "the proposed censorship law to block child porn has been passed by the German government. Not surprisingly, a member of the conservative party (CDU) announced plans to also check if the law could be extended to include so-called 'killer games' like Counterstrike, only two hours after the law was passed. More [in German] on netzpolitik.org."

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  1. Calculator Porn? by Hecatonchires · · Score: 3, Funny

    519009

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    Yay me!

  2. Quick, extend this law to Tetris by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    some of the blocks have a very phallic shapes. Like for instance:

    #####
    #

    Eew... Think of the children!

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    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
    1. Re:Quick, extend this law to Tetris by agw · · Score: 3, Funny

      Some German magazine was quicker. Latest cover:

      http://www.titanic-magazin.de/uploads/pics/0612-tetris.jpg
      ("25 years of tetris: Who stops this killer game?")

  3. Re:What Might Have Been by Swanktastic · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did you know that there's a direct correlation between the decline of Spirograph and the rise in gang activity?

    Think about it.