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Even More Restriction For German Internet

tikurion writes "It's only been a few weeks since the law dubbed Zugangserschwerungsgesetz (access impediment law) was passed in the German Parliament despite over 140,000 signatures of people opposed to it. The law will go into effect in mid-October 2009. Now Minister for Family Affairs Ursula von der Leyen implied in an interview that she is planning on extending the reach of the law, claiming '...or else the great Internet is in danger of turning into a lawless range of chaos, where you're allowed to bully, insult, and deceive limitlessly.' More on golem.de via Google translate (here is the German original)."

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  1. 4chan by DreamsAreOkToo · · Score: 5, Funny

    where you're allowed to bully, insult, and deceive limitlessly.

    If this was their goal, there would only need to be one domain on the list.

    1. Re:4chan by m0ve · · Score: 2, Funny

      come on ! we can take it ;)

  2. Das ist verboten. by gandhi_2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heaven:
    Where the police are British,
    The cooks are Italian,
    The mechanics are German,
    The lovers are French and
    It's all organized by the Swiss.

    Hell is:
    Where the police are German,
    The cooks are British,
    The Mechanics are French,
    The lovers are Swiss and
    It's all organized by the Italians.

    1. Re:Das ist verboten. by selven · · Score: 3, Funny

      The police are British? That's a bit outdated. Hmm.... what country has a good police force? Sealand?

  3. Internet nazi? by russlar · · Score: 3, Funny

    "No Internet for you!"

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    1. Re:Internet nazi? by Wowsers · · Score: 2, Funny

      The German music group Kraftwerk have reworded their hit Autobahn, it now goes..

      "No fun fun fun on the information autobahn!" /sarcasm

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  4. Re:Minister for Family Affairs by ysth · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...silly walks.

  5. Impedimented by thatkid_2002 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think their government might not only have an access impediment, but also a speech impediment with a name like "Zugangserschwerungsgesetz".

    1. Re:Impedimented by maxwell+demon · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe they should make a law against long words in the names of federal laws. They could call it Bundesgesetznamenswortlängenbeschränkungsgesetz.

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  6. Re:Time machine? by Ihmhi · · Score: 4, Funny

    It'd have to be a machine that go could pretty far back. Way back, even.

  7. Obligatory: ACHTUNG ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS by adelgado · · Score: 5, Funny

    Das computenmachine is nicht fur gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Is easy schnappen der springwerk, blownfusen, und poppenoorken mit spittzensparken. Ist nicht fur gewerken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken signtseeren keepen hands in das pockets--relaxen und watch das blinkenlights.

    1. Re:Obligatory: ACHTUNG ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Hand in your geek card.

  8. Re:Umm.. why? by Anarchduke · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey watch it, that's Germany you are talking about. In Germany, it is forbidden to talk about Nazi's, even when they are censoring the internet.

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  9. Re:We need to lock everyone in their houses by Ihlosi · · Score: 2, Funny

    But then the small indoors is in danger. We need to move everybody to the moon, starting with the people who create laws like these.

    The moon? The MOON ?! You're thinking way too short.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_Ark#Golgafrincham

  10. Top right? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm on OSX, you insensitive clod.

  11. Language barrier already achieves this! by Anachragnome · · Score: 2, Funny

    In all honesty, I couldn't understand any of them (the germans) anyways.

    Hell, Google can barely understand them...

  12. Re:There's worse. by Ihlosi · · Score: 2, Funny
    The real question is this: Can you name worse than 12chan?

    pichan. Now even more irrational.

  13. Re:There's worse. by dgatwood · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't forget 666chan.... I suppose the devil's in the details, though.

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