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Venezuelan Gov't Seeks Internet Content Bill

Posted by Soulskill on from the suddenly-the-fcc-doesn't-look-so-bad dept.

Ah, none is more coward! writes "Several local and international news outlets report that the overwhelmingly pro-Chávez Venezuelan National Assembly is considering a reform of their Social Responsibility law to include Internet content. Besides regulations on mature content and mandatory airing of government messages, the existing bill includes broad prohibitions against 'destabilizing' and 'disquieting' content. The Assembly also has a proposal for a single national Internet access point, 'with a view to handling outgoing and incoming traffic in Venezuela.'"

2 of 248 comments (clear)

  1. Venezuela Like Always by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is OLD news. Since around march of this year things got worse here. For example, from my city in Maracaibo i CAN NOT enter places like ytdb.ru where i work and learn mysql. This and many other sites are limited/restricted and sometimes CANTV (The main ISP of Venezuela) drops the connection without mentioning nothing about upgrades / maintenance service / takeovers, etc.. They NEVER admit they have a cable problem, network problem, isp problem, nothing. they are perfect. With this mention here they will NEVER admit they will block somebody, restrict a place, etc..

  2. Re:The final step. by jameskojiro · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But I though Hugo Chavez was a "man of the people" and a friend to the "average Jose" in his country.....

    I thought it was a "Democratic Revolution" that happened in Venezuela when Chavez took over.

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