July 30, 2010
Published: 28 Nov 09 17:01 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20091128-23585.html
German President Horst Köhler has hammered another nail in the coffin of a controversial law to block child pornography on the internet by refusing to sign it, news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday.
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Your comments about this article:
Most internet childporn is not distributed by websites but by file sharing networks which cannot be blocked in such a simple and easy to circumvent way.
The politicians know the expert's reports on that very well so why do they put so much effort into applying such a law nonetheless?
There is a simple answer. Blocking child porn websites is only a excuse for a much wider goal which lobbyists have on their wish list since years.
Setting a precedent for establishing internet filters.
First there is only a childporn blacklist.
Once it is there it is easier for lobbyists and pressure groups to demand expanding the law to :
-a illegal movie and computer game sharing blacklist
-a illegal music download blacklist
-a hacker websites blacklist
-a internet gambling blacklist
-a unbeloved political content blacklist
-a marketing brand violation blacklist
And suddenly Germany becomes little China.