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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)."

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  1. Blasphemy a crime? by SAN1701 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    But all I said to my wife was "That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah!"

  2. Re:Blasphemous! by maxume · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They claim they are eating and drinking of him, that isn't the same thing as actually doing it.

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