After Berlusconi Attack, Italy Considers Web Censorship

An anonymous reader writes "The Italian government has proposed introducing new restrictions on the Internet after a Facebook fan page for the man who allegedly attacked Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday drew almost 100,000 users in under 48 hours. However, the planned clampdown on Internet hate speech sparked a heated debate over censorship and freedom of expression, leading Interior Minister Roberto Maroni to execute a partial U-turn."

Comments

A partial U-turn

[Sarten-X]

Usually, we just call that "turning left" (or right, depending on your country)

Re:A partial U-turn

[MBGMorden]

I think in most fonts a J turn ends up being equivalent to a U turn. Those damned serif fonts will screw up your turns every time though.

So this is how it is going to happen?

[Anonymous Coward]

1. Create some incident. Any incident will do.
2. Blame it on people on the web. You can call them "terrorists", if necessary.
3. Censor the web. The more the better. Pass some bill overnight if necessary.
4. If someone in media raises questions about censorship, publish some irrelevant "scandal" to deflect public attention.
5. ???
6. Profit!

If that doesn't work completely, continue boiling the frog, rinse and repeat.

Surely profit, but not for us, folks. You are screwed, wherever on this Earth you are.

Partial U turn?

[Nomaxxx]

"leading Interior Minister Roberto Maroni to execute a partial U-turn." What's a partial U-turn? ...a L-turn?

Re:Partial U turn?

[Chrisq]

Or a J turm

Re:Hrmm

[PopeRatzo]

I f$%&/n' hate being italian.

You know paisan, I felt the same way after I saw that Jersey Shore TV show.

Disgrazia!