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More proposals for European censorship
Fortunately, the European Parliament really doesn't have much
power. I'd point out to those squeamish about child pornography that - aside
from that it's the production that's the problem, not the transmission &
duplication - what can be used to censor it can be used to censor everything
else. Incidentally, what nonsense is meant by "social rights"?
-Allen
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> EU PARLIAMENT DEMANDS ACTION ON CHILD SEX
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> STRASBOURG, France (Sep 19, 1996 11:24 a.m. EDT) - The European
> Parliament pressed the European Union on Thursday to act to curb child
> sex and trafficking rings, saying the fight against sexual abuse of
> children must be an "absolute priority."
[...]
> Euro-MPs also called for action to stop criminals using the Internet
> to disseminate pornography and to deal in women and children. They
> urged the European Commission to look into technical and legal
> measures, at European and global level, to combat the use of the
> information superhighway for criminal purposes.
> They said a strong regulatory framework for controlling the networks
> was needed to ensure that people's personal and social rights were
> enhanced by the advent of the new technology.
[...]
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