thoughts on Internet censorship and child pornography Inspired in particular by sending
Chaos Radio # 142 - The Family Internet , I have my thoughts on child pornography filter to Mrs von der Leyen (discussed for example in
Spielgel Online order to get rid of us.
The "child" in the name call in the proposal of Mrs. von der Leyen, the word "access block" very often, the word "censorship" but never on when I made
Meyer may quote's Encyclopedia .
state surveillance and repression of publications in print and audiovisual media
The corresponding
Wikipedia article also includes control speaks of the personal information of traffic, but the same language.
Since most voters respond well to censorship as allergic to something they do not know, can be recognized by the wording already covering up the underlying intention of the politicians (in) to the censorship of intent.
What really matters Why should we ban child pornography at all? Easily carry off, because children are abused in the production and mental (in this case even harder physical) damage. Of course, such as banning it no one will complain.
Why are there really still no clear definition of what counts as child pornography and handled no clear guidelines as to the manufacturers and distributors is?
apply different policies in different states, rather than federal or even EU-wide uniform criminal agencies to use the pigs to produce something like creating justice and einzubuchten.
What a ridiculous because, technically effective censorship?
We need first clear legal basis and 2 willing to act investigators. That the provider should deliver the servers and backers immediately clear - because no company would risk being labeled as cooperators of child molesters.
What is not widely occurs rather course, one can find many other bad sides on the initiative of the Minister for Family Affairs. Who else is interested could be some unpleasant content block, which reads like a who's who of powerful lobbies: the parties (especially conservative), media company (a convenient way of file sharing difficult, no matter whether this legal content can be blocked) or corporations for something have to cover up.
currently all we could, for example, the case
German Railway vs. netzpolitik.org hernehmen . If Mr Mehdorn phone briefly with the BKA-Chief, then the page might have been on such a filter list - quite wrong. But
: Future scenarios usually do not help the argument, so I'll just leave it at that. The present facts speak for itself against the censorship.
on the experience of others to build Mrs. von der Leyen, in its press release in other countries, "the locks work fine for years." Problems? It is not a problem if, as the example of Swedish
filter list instead only child pornography and other illegal content is clearly and exclusively censored in particular legal content?
Most censored content (> 90%) in Sweden has nothing to do with illegality, but with "immoral" or indecent content. Gay porn are dependent on many not so good. In a free, liberal society, but no one has the right to censor anything legal because he himself does not fit!
It is therefore extremely problematic what happened in the filter model countries!
summary, I can only say that the plan to censor the Internet on a broad front is doomed to failure.
What about it? Yes! I will write our family minister a short, terse letter in which I write to her very non-technical why censorship is bad and especially the fact that not a single child is protected - to strengthen, with the request but rather to the prosecution of the manufacturers.
After putting a paragraph inside what should really happen if they never want to miss out on a censorship.
you all I call this to do the same thing. Write an email, letter or fax - or phone calls with family and / or the Home Office. Tell your voter opinion.
In the "super election year" 2009, the politicians are certainly not inclined to scare voters too much. Makes clear to them that will not accept their censorship!
contact:
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
11 018 Berlin Tel
03018-555-0 03018-555-4400 Fax
poststelle@bmfsfj.bund.de or presse@bmfsfj.bund .
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"direct" with Mrs interact von der Leyen:
http://www.direktzu.de/vonderleyen
