South African Government Issues Plans To Censor Internet

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @04:10PM from the not-learning-from-the-mistakes-of-others dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The South African department of communications is sitting on a draft paper drawn up by the local Film & Publication Board, which proposes strict regulation of the internet within in the country in order to bring online publishing inline with that of DVD, video and terrestrial TV ratings. The proposals are being called censorship and unconstitutional, and include plans to criminalize anyone who publishes material online — including uploading videos to YouTube — who doesn't pay a licence and submit to vetting by FPB agents.

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Does this mean... by BitwizeGHC · 2015-03-10 16:34 · Score: 1, Offtopic

... they want to get rid of the fookin' pr0ns?

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N4st0r, trixx0r h0bb1tz0rz! Th3y st0l3 0ur pr3c10uzz!
Re:Niggers run the country and now they are marxis by cheater512 · 2015-03-10 16:44 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Hmm I'm starting to see why the South African government is doing this.
'godless' is particularly funny on slashdot.