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Japanese Government Will Censor Fukushima "Illegal Information"

Posted by samzenpus on from the for-your-own-good dept.

dgilzz writes "The Japanese government says that the damage caused by earthquakes and by the nuclear accident are being magnified by irresponsible rumors, and the government must take action for the sake of the public good. The project team has begun to send letters of request to such organizations as telephone companies, internet providers, cable television stations, and others, demanding that they take adequate measures based on the guidelines in response to illegal information. The measures include erasing any information from internet sites that the authorities deem harmful to public order and morality."

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  1. Seems like... by folderol · · Score: 3, Funny

    They just found their copy of 'Censorship 101'

  2. This just in... by Jyunga · · Score: 4, Funny

    Newly announced Japanese Information Minister Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf: "No radiation in Fukushima. I can assure you that those villains will recognize, will discover in appropriate time in the future, how stupid they are and how they are pretending things which have never taken place".

  3. Re:You free speech defenders by c6gunner · · Score: 3, Funny

    Personally, I wouldn't be waiting for the government to tell me to move far, far away from a nuclear disaster site.

    Personally, I welcome the opportunity to buy you house for 1/4th the pre-disaster market value.

    It's a win-win situation!