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Ireland May Be Next To Censor the Internet
An anonymous reader writes "According to the Irish Times, the government of Ireland — the country that recently made blasphemy a criminal offense — has had extensive talks regarding the censorship of the Internet. Details are a little sketchy, as the documents requested under the Freedom of Information request were denied; however, '...the ongoing high level of discussion on the subject is indicated in the detailed description of each refused item in the list of materials returned by the [Department of Justice].' Ireland seems to be following the well-trodden path blazed by the Land Down Under, justifying censorship with 'won't somebody think of the children!' (and the copyright holders)."
They're always trying to steal their Lucky Charms.
"The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old......They literally know nothing." - Ben Rhodes
"Think of the children!" would recently seem to be blaspheamous for too significant part of Irish religious "elite".
Though maybe not, taking various meanings of "think" into account...
One that hath name thou can not otter
If you don't upgrade you are a terrorist (or a pedophile)!!
What if he's just someone who terrorizes pedophiles?
Or maybe he's a paedophile terrorist and he's planning on flying a plane into a nursery school complete with camera in one hand and penis in the other.
So I would basically last about 3 minutes in Ireland before being locked up. Look, I had a lovely dinner, and all I said was "that piece of halibut was fit for Jehova."
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