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[FYI] Europe elbows Internet content 'blocking'



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Europe elbows Internet content 'blocking'
By Tim Richardson
Posted: 11/04/2002 at 13:50 GMT

The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to oppose the use of
"blocking" as a way of regulating content on the Internet.

The vote (460 in favour, 0 against and 3 abstentions) this morning
means that ISPs will not be forced to restrict access to Web sites.

Instead, they have been given the green light to continue with
self-regulation.

Today's decision has been welcomed by Louisa Gosling, President of the
European Internet Services Providers Association (EuroISPA), as a
"forward looking and informed decision".

Said Ms Gosling: "We are also very pleased that the Parliament has
come out strongly against blocking, which is not only a technically
disastrous solution, but also raises significant free speech and
democratic concerns."

She added that blocking is "technically difficult, democratically
questionable and undoubtedly inefficient" and believes that there are
far better ways to deal with content issues, such as using special
hotlines and ratings systems. ®

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MfG
 Olaf, ./fx3

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Die Sperrung der zwei rechtsextremen Seiten sei relativ willkürlich.
"Wenn ich das Milchtrinken verbieten will, muss ich erst mal ein oder
zwei Flaschen beschlagnahmen." Alles weitere werde der Rechtsweg er-
geben. (Regierungsvizepräsident Riesenbeck (NRW) zum Thema Netzzensur)

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