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Re: Letter to the Observer [re: Internet paedophile]
Jean-Francois Avon wrote:
> On 4 Sep 96 at 5:41, Martin Minow wrote:
>
> > Forwarded to me by a friend:
>
> > The following letters were delivered to the Editor of the Observer
> > last week as a request to publish a retraction of their article
> > relating to the Internet that appeared on Sunday 25th. August.
>
> One way to limit or retaliate against diffamation would be to refuse
> internet access to anybody known to be part of any such medias, being
> tv or paper.
>
> ISPs would probably easily agree since the revenues coming from
> journalists vs from the general population is probably minuscule. Of
> course, the conventionnal media would set up their own ISP but they
> could be identified.
>
> Does that makes sense or am I out to lunch?
I don't think it makes sense. The media would be the first to
point the finger at the ISPs for censorship in such a case, one
imagines (whether it could be justified or not is a different matter
of course).
James.
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