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France Responds To Paris Attacks By Rushing Through Internet Censorship Law
Sunday, November 22, 2015 12:26
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The attacks in Paris were a horrible and tragic event — and you can understand why people are angry and scared about it. But, as always, when politicians are angry and scared following a high-profile tragedy, they tend to legislate in dangerous ways. It appears that France is no exception. It has pushed through some kneejerk legislation that includes a plan to censor the internet.
Specifically the Minister of the Interior will be given the power to block any website that is deemed to be “promoting terrorism or inciting terrorist acts.” Of course, this seems ridiculous on many levels …. https://www.techdirt.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/11/france-responds-to-paris-attacks-by.html
