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Censorship is a slippery slope

On the subject of net filtering. While I believe the intent is noble, horribly misguided as it may be, the mechanism in which it is to be enacted is flawed. The technical limitations of such a system aside, it will do little to prevent 'objectionable' (who gets to define this worries me) material from finding gaps and squeezing its way through. I can envisage such a system constantly tightening its control to close the gaps until we are truly an island state; physically, culturally and socially.

 
Document ID: 92976 | Last modified: 11 December 2008, 4:35pm