Maryland (Republican) lawmaker wants to force ISPs to filter out porn - GoFuckYourself.com

Mr.Fiction · 01-21-2005, 11:45 PM

Maryland lawmaker believes he has come up with a simple, cost-free way to block online pornography, WBAL-TV 11 News reporter David Collins reported.

The solution? Calling porn what it is by adding "dot sex" to the end of the Web site address.

"Dot sex" would be easy for computer filters to weed out because the material would be flagged at the Internet service provider level, the port where online information travels. That way, material adults deem unfit for children wouldn't find their way into schools, libraries or home offices, Collins reported.

"They [ISPs] will be able to afford to do this because they could sell those names, ... [they would be] able to sell that name for what the market would allow that money would be used to put in these filters," Smigiel said.

The bill is being filled as a commercial law, not a criminal matter. ISP providers who do not comply would be fined $1,000 per violation.

http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/4113407/detail.html

This is exactly what those against .xxx warned about. These anti-U.S. Constitution types want to be able to force ISPs to filter out porn. For now they say just at schools, libraries or home offices, but why would they stop there? And why do "home offices" need to have porn blocked? What about adults having a right to decide what they want to do in their homes?

Nismo · 01-21-2005, 11:47 PM

That will never fly.

12clicks · 01-21-2005, 11:52 PM

how long will the uneducated in this biz hold up goofy law makers as an example of what's to come.

Here's a clue: There are at least 100,000 people in the country that could be considered "lawmakers"
all but the top 600 are powerless.

grow up.

Slam · 01-21-2005, 11:56 PM

so when the majority of the 600 think its a good idea to use .xxx or similar....

12clicks · 01-22-2005, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slam

so when the majority of the 600 think its a good idea to use .xxx or similar....

you're 10, aren't you?

brizzad · 01-22-2005, 12:00 AM

what a douche

01-21-2005, 11:45 PM	#1
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Maryland (Republican) lawmaker wants to force ISPs to filter out porn Maryland lawmaker believes he has come up with a simple, cost-free way to block online pornography, WBAL-TV 11 News reporter David Collins reported. The solution? Calling porn what it is by adding "dot sex" to the end of the Web site address. "Dot sex" would be easy for computer filters to weed out because the material would be flagged at the Internet service provider level, the port where online information travels. That way, material adults deem unfit for children wouldn't find their way into schools, libraries or home offices, Collins reported. "They [ISPs] will be able to afford to do this because they could sell those names, ... [they would be] able to sell that name for what the market would allow that money would be used to put in these filters," Smigiel said. The bill is being filled as a commercial law, not a criminal matter. ISP providers who do not comply would be fined $1,000 per violation. http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/4113407/detail.html This is exactly what those against .xxx warned about. These anti-U.S. Constitution types want to be able to force ISPs to filter out porn. For now they say just at schools, libraries or home offices, but why would they stop there? And why do "home offices" need to have porn blocked? What about adults having a right to decide what they want to do in their homes? __________________ Don't be lazy, protect free speech: ACLU \| Free Speech Coalition \| EFF \| IMPA

01-21-2005, 11:47 PM	#2
Nismo Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 4,977	That will never fly. __________________ i buy massive xxx dating traffic.

01-21-2005, 11:52 PM	#3
12clicks Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: God's right hand Posts: 19,789	how long will the uneducated in this biz hold up goofy law makers as an example of what's to come. Here's a clue: There are at least 100,000 people in the country that could be considered "lawmakers" all but the top 600 are powerless. grow up. __________________ I'm not a dinosaur, I'm a crocodile. I've seen dinosaurs come and go and I'm left unimpressed.

01-21-2005, 11:56 PM	#4
Slam Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: live feed from hell Posts: 159	so when the majority of the 600 think its a good idea to use .xxx or similar....

01-22-2005, 12:00 AM	#6
brizzad holla Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: KFC Posts: 11,769	what a douche