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France Will Block Web Sites That Promote Terrorism

Posted by timothy on from the good-luck-with-all-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes In the first use of government powers enacted after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the French Interior Ministry on Monday ordered five websites blocked on the grounds that they promote or advocate terrorism. The action raises questions about how governments might counter groups such as the self-declared Islamic State on digital platforms.

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  1. How do they define "Terrorism"? by NotDrWho · · Score: 5, Insightful

    THAT'S the relevant question here.

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  2. Gotta love the irony... by bwcbwc · · Score: 5, Insightful

    of a bunch of politicians who were soap-boxing about freedom of the press and "je suis Charlie" engaging in this kind of censorship. All speech is free, but some speech is more free than others. I don't think there's anyone alive who is in a position to form an unbiased judgment of whether a terrorist site, a porn site or Charlie Hebdo is more offensive. Offense, like beauty, is in the mind of the beholder.

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