Germany is building its own Internet Wall

June 22, 2009

On 18 June, the German Parliament passed a law requiring internet service providers to block websites for child pornography and child abuse. See the news from Intellectual Property Watch. Germany joins Sweden, Denmark, and Norway in this effort. Protesters worry that the lists of blockable websites will be secretly expanded over time by state police departments without judicial or legislative oversight.

 

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