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After Berlusconi Attack, Italy Considers Web Censorship

Posted by timothy on from the streisand-should-charge-a-consulting-fee dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Hrmm by iamhassi · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm not surprised Italy is having a problem with the internet after they sentenced Amanda Knox to 26 years on 100% circumstantial evidence that would be laughable even for a TV drama. What other BS do you want to do Italy? My wife wanted to go someday but not now, not ever.

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