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Porn Sites Still Exposed In China
crimeandpunishment writes "Could it be that internet censorship in China has a pecking order? Politics and human rights are bad — but porn is okay? The porn sites that suddenly popped up in China two months ago are still accessible, leaving people wondering if it's a change in policy, a glitch, or maybe a test by the Chinese Internet police. The Chinese government isn't saying, but one Internet analyst speculates, 'Maybe they are thinking that if Internet users have some porn to look at, then they won't pay so much attention to political matters.'"
It's not nearly as big a deal in much of the rest of the world, seemingly including China.
Meanwhile we were promised plenty of time for bills to be posted on the Internet for our feedback before votes. That sure went by the wayside fast. Now we get 2,000 pages of laws, which "must be passed so that we can find out what's in them", passed by the ruling class from on high. Sounds an awful lot like what you described.